Introducing a nursing maintenance bundle for patients with pulmonary arterial catheters. (21st October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ben-Aderet, Michael A.; Almario, Matthew J. P.; Madhusudhan, Meghan S.; Drucker, Carissa; Luria, Jeffery; Krishna, Sneha; Massie, Laila; Bresee, Catherine; Chan, Alice; Nguyen, Jimmy; Murthy, Rekha K.; Grein, Jonathan D.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 41:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 115
• Publication Date: 2019-10-21
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.286
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We undertook a quality improvement project to address challenges with pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) line maintenance in a setting of low-baseline central-line infection rates. We observed a subsequent reduction in Staphylococcal PAC line infections and a trend toward a reduction in overall PAC infection rates over 1 year.