Mena Lora Alfredo J, Lindsey Brenna, Echeverria Stephanie, Ali Mirza, Krill Candice, Takhsh Eden, Bleasdale Susan C
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Saint Anthony Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024 Feb 16;4(1):e27. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.21. eCollection 2024.
Overuse of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) can lead to idle central line (CL) days and increased risk for CL-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). We established a midline prioritization initiative at a safety-net community hospital. This initiative led to possible CLABSI avoidance and a decline in PICC use.
外周静脉穿刺中心静脉导管(PICC)的过度使用会导致中心静脉导管(CL)闲置天数增加,并增加与CL相关的血流感染(CLABSI)风险。我们在一家安全网社区医院开展了一项中线优先排序计划。该计划可能避免了CLABSI,并减少了PICC的使用。