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Implementation of central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles in a surgical intensive care unit using peer tutoring

Overview of attention for article published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, October 2017
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Title
Implementation of central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention bundles in a surgical intensive care unit using peer tutoring
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, October 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13756-017-0263-3
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Sang-Won Park, Suhui Ko, Hye-sun An, Ji Hwan Bang, Woo-Young Chung

Abstract

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) can be prevented through well-coordinated, multifaceted programs. However, implementation of CLABSI prevention programs requires individualized strategies for different institutional situations, and the best strategy in resource-limited settings is uncertain. Peer tutoring may be an efficient and effective method that is applicable in such settings. A prospective intervention was performed to reduce CLABSIs in a surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at a tertiary hospital. The core interventions consisted of implementation of insertion and maintenance bundles for CLABSI prevention. The overall interventions were guided and coordinated by active educational programs using peer tutoring. The CLABSI rates were compared for 9 months pre-intervention, 6 months during the intervention and 9 months post-intervention. The CLABSI rate was further observed for three years after the intervention. The rate of CLABSIs per 1000 catheter-days decreased from 6.9 infections in the pre-intervention period to 2.4 and 1.8 in the intervention (6 m; P = 0.102) and post-intervention (9 m; P = 0.036) periods, respectively. A regression model showed a significantly decreasing trend in the infection rate from the pre-intervention period (P < 0.001), with incidence-rate ratios of 0.348 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98-1.23) in the intervention period and 0.257 (95% CI, 0.07-0.91) in the post-intervention period. However, after the 9-month post-intervention period, the yearly CLABSI rates reverted to 3.0-5.4 infections per 1000 catheter-days over 3 years. Implementation of CLABSI prevention bundles using peer tutoring in a resource-limited setting was useful and effectively reduced CLABSIs. However, maintaining the reduced CLABSI rate will require further strategies.

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Unknown 60 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 8 13%
Student > Master 8 13%
Other 6 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 8%
Student > Postgraduate 4 7%
Other 10 17%
Unknown 19 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 21 35%
Medicine and Dentistry 13 22%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 2%
Unspecified 1 2%
Other 4 7%
Unknown 19 32%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 September 2018.
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#2,137,142
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Outputs from Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
#248
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#41,873
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Outputs of similar age from Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
#7
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