Guidelines to BSI
MMR August 9. 2002
APIC Elimination Guide to CRBSI
definitions of lines monitored
reulatory agencies and their benchmarks
pathophysiology and epidemiology od CRBSIs
insertion technique
evalutate daily for line need
remove when not needed
protocal dressing changes at site or prn
ways to calculate line days: line days divided by number of BSI x 1000= BSI per 1000 patient days calculated through the hospital system and benchmarked as such
how do look at the microbiology reports to evaluate colonization vs infected
quality look at how to improve statistics and decrease BSI rates.
credible source: one of the 3-5 regulatory agencies that are meeting the week of March 18-22, 2010 in Altanta, Ga. meeting is 5th Deceenial.
Along with ISDA, SHEA, CDC, APIC,
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