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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2023

Impact of intensified prevention measures on rates of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in medical-surgical intensive care units, Israel, 2011 to 2019.

Debby Ben-David, Azza Vaturi, Liat Wulffhart, Elizabeth Temkin, Ester Solter, Yehuda Carmeli, Mitchell J Schwaber, National HA-BSI Prevention Working Group, Members of the National HA-BSI Prevention Working Group

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Article in Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Debby Ben-DavidNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Azza VaturiNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Liat WulffhartNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Elizabeth TemkinNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Ester SolterNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Yehuda CarmeliNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Mitchell J SchwaberNational Center for Infection Control, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
National HA-BSI Prevention Working GroupThe members of the National HA-BSI Prevention Working Group are listed at the end of the article.
Members of the National HA-BSI Prevention Working Group
Israel Ministry of Health · ILNational Endowment for the Humanities · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundCentral line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is among the most common preventable infectious complications in patients in intensive care units (ICU). In 2011, the Israel National Center for Infection Control initiated a nationwide CLABSI prevention programme.AimTo evaluate the impact of different components of the programme on CLABSI and non-CLABSI rates in medical-surgical ICUs.MethodsWe included data collected from all 29 medical-surgical ICUs in Israel from November 2011 to December 2019. The study period was divided into three phases: I (baseline, initial CLABSI prevention guidelines introduced, initial feedback on rates provided), II (initial guidelines widely implemented, surveillance undertaken, feedback continued) and III (after implementation of additional prevention measures). Interrupted time series analysis was used to compare CLABSI and non-CLABSI rates during the three phases.ResultsThe pooled mean (SD) incidence of CLABSI per 1,000 central line-days dropped from 7.4 (0.38) in phase I to 2.1 (0.13) in phase III (p < 0.001). The incidence rate ratio (IRR) was 0.63 (95% CI: 0.51-0.79) between phases I and II, and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.59-1.02) between phases II and III. The pooled mean (SD) incidence of non-CLABSI per 1,000 patient-days declined from 5.3 (0.24) in phase I to 3.4 (0.13) in phase III (p < 0.001).ConclusionNational CLABSI prevention guidelines, surveillance and feedback resulted in significant reductions in CLABSI and non-CLABSI rates. In the wake of further interventions, significant reduction was achieved in ICUs reporting improvement in the uptake of additional prevention measures.

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Catheterization, Central VenousCatheter-Related InfectionsCross InfectionSepsisCritical CareHospitalsHumansInfection ControlIntensive Care UnitsIsraelCLABSIhospital acquired bloodstream infectionsnational interventionsurveillance

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