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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections in Critical Ill Patients during and before the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Sona Hlinkova, Eva Moraucikova, Anna Lesnakova, Agnieszka Strzelecka, Vladimir Littva

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sona HlinkovaFaculty of Health, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Námestie Andreja Hlinku 48, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-0376-7226
Eva MoraucikovaFaculty of Health, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Námestie Andreja Hlinku 48, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-1377-4358
Anna LesnakovaFaculty of Health, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Námestie Andreja Hlinku 48, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-2152-9507
Agnieszka StrzeleckaInstitute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, Kochanowski University, Al. IX Wieków Kielc 19A, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4182-2268
Vladimir LittvaFaculty of Health, Catholic University in Ružomberok, Námestie Andreja Hlinku 48, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-5520-2713
Catholic University in Ruzomberok · SKJan Kochanowski University · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), its etiology, and risk factors in critically ill patients, because Slovakia was one of the countries experiencing a high burden of COVID-19 infections, and hospitals faced greater challenges in preventing and managing CLABSI; (2) Methods: A retrospective analysis of CLABSI data from all patients admitted to adult respiratory intensive care units before and during COVID-19 pandemic was conducted. We followed the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control surveillance methodology for CLABSI. Data were analyzed using STATISTICA 13.1; (3) Results: We analyzed the data of 803 ICU patients hospitalized for 8385 bed days, with 7803 central line days. Forty-five CLABSI events were identified. The CLABSI rate significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic (2.81 versus 7.47 events per 1000 central line days, (

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central line-associated bloodstream infectionCOVID-19device associated infectionhealth care-associated infectionrisk factorssurveillance

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PMID37685449
PMCPMC10487552
OpenAlexW4386257044

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