Having a trained nurse or nurse team present during central line procedures or catheter insertion reduces the chance of infection for patients by 47%, according to new research from the Association ...

Less than a decade ago, CLABSIs were considered the most pervasive of all hospital-associated illnesses (HAIs). Across the United States, 500,000 patients contracted a CLABSI between 1990-2010—an ...

Central catheter rounds serve as an important adjunct to bundles designed to prevent central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse.

The management of many medical and surgical conditions often involves long-term infusion of intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents for cancer, critical care therapies, ...

It eliminated infection." Haluk Beyenal, professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering and corresponding author on the paper Central venous catheters, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Among patients with central venous catheters in the intensive care unit (ICU), use of probiotic medications was associated with an increased incidence of central line infections ...

New Mexico has the highest rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections, while Vermont has the lowest, according to the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. Measures are ...

Organizations like the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation have made it their mission to help accelerate scientific breakthroughs in hopes of someday reducing the number of children who die from ...

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...