Central line infections in United States hospitals: An exploration of variation in central line device days and infection rates across hospitals that serve highly complex patient populations

Jennifer L. Hefner; Naleef Fareed; Daniel M. Walker; Timothy R. Huerta; Ann Scheck McAlearney

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.12.001

Central line infections in United States hospitals: An exploration of variation in central line device days and infection rates across hospitals that serve highly complex patient populations

Jennifer L. Hefner, Naleef Fareed, Daniel M. Walker, Timothy R. Huerta, Ann Scheck McAlearney

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Our descriptive analyses show a wide distribution in rates of central line device days and central line–associated bloodstream infections for a given standardized infection ratio—the measure linked to federal payment penalties—among 215 US hospitals serving highly complex patient populations. We established that the standardized infection ratio masks hospital-level variation in device use and associated patient safety.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1032-1034
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of infection control
Volume	47
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.12.001
State	Published - Aug 2019

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Hefner, J. L., Fareed, N., Walker, D. M., Huerta, T. R., & McAlearney, A. S. (2019). Central line infections in United States hospitals: An exploration of variation in central line device days and infection rates across hospitals that serve highly complex patient populations. American journal of infection control, 47(8), 1032-1034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.12.001

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