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CDC Features - Protecting Patients With Central Lines
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Most Recently Shared on March 7, 2011 at 12:42 pm By:
Bloodstream infections in patients with central lines can kill as many as 1 in 4 who gets them http://www.cdc.gov/Features/VitalSigns/HAI
CDC Vital Signs - Making Health Care Safer
cdc.gov — “CDC Vital Signs links science, policy, and communications with the intent of communicating a call-to-action for the public. CDC Vital Signs provides the most recent, comprehensive data on key indicators of important health topics.” View full resource at cdc.gov
Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2011 at 7:58 pm By:
Diane E. Meier Physician, Doctor, Internist, and Geriatrician
C. diff causes 14,000 deaths/yr, mostly due to hospitalization. #Palliative care knows how to keep vulnerable pts out. http://t.co/c7GXU2ot
Medical News: ICU Central Line Infections Down, CDC Says - in Hospital-Based Medicine, Infection Control from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “Central line-related bloodstream infections in the ICU have plummeted in recent years, but rates among dialysis patients still leave much to be desired, the CDC reported.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
Most Recently Shared on March 4, 2011 at 2:19 pm By:
ICU Central Line Infections Down, CDC Says (CME/CE, with audio) http://bit.ly/gaBNpg
Statement On CDC Report On Reduction Of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)
medicalnewstoday.com — “Patients and hospitals welcome news that confirms that hospitals are making tremendous progress in reducing certain infections. The report by the CDC finds that an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 lives” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
Most Recently Shared on March 3, 2011 at 8:05 am By:
MNT Infect Diseases Health News
Statement On CDC Report On Reduction Of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) http://mnt.to/3RMY #viruses #bacteria
AHA : Press Release : Statement on CDC Report on Reduction of CLABSIs
aha.org — “Patients and hospitals welcome news that confirms that hospitals are making tremendous progress in reducing certain infections. Today's report by the CDC finds that an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 lives were saved due to the associated 58 percent reduction in central line-associated blood stream infections and validates that strategies developed and implemented by hospitals are working.” View full resource at aha.org
Most Recently Shared on March 1, 2011 at 7:25 pm By:
RT @ahahospitals: New @CDCgov report #hospitals make tremendous progress in reducing certain infections http://bit.ly/f50YFz
N.J. hospitals exceed national standards in avoiding infections | NJ.com
nj.com — “New Jersey hospitals are exceeding national standards in efforts to avoid infections while patients are hospitalized. The 2010 Hospital Performance Report, released by the state Department of Health and Senior Services yesterday, shows the overall rate of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in patients in acute-care hospitals was 27 percent lower in New Jersey than the national benchmark set...” View full resource at nj.com
Most Recently Shared on January 16, 2011 at 3:50 pm By:
Neil Kothari, M.D. Doctor and Physician
NJ hospitals exceed national standards in avoiding infections - http://bit.ly/fVvRJV - features quote from NJMS' QA master Vincent Barba
ICU Central Line: Hospitals Slow to Adopt Infection Prevention Program - ABC News
abcnews.go.com — “Inserting a central line into critically ill patients to administer vital medications is a common procedure in the ICU. However, it can cause deaths, according to the CDC. A new set of procedures could prevent those deaths, but it requires a change in the medical-hierarchy culture.” View full resource at abcnews.go.com
Most Recently Shared on November 5, 2010 at 1:52 pm By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
Hospitals Slow to Adopt Infection Prevention: Inserting a central line into critically ill patients to administe... http://bit.ly/9rLdDk
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