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. 2014 Apr;19(4):176. doi: 10.1093/pch/19.4.176

EPIQ Review

C David Simpson, Judith Hawes, Andrew G James, Kyong-Soon Lee
PMCID: PMC4028639  PMID: 24855410

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

A checklist that promotes compliance with aseptic technique during line insertion is a component of many care bundles aimed at reducing nosocomial infections among intensive care unit patients.

OBJECTIVE:

To determine whether the use of bundled interventions that include a checklist during central-line insertions reduces catheter-related bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients.

METHODS:

A literature review was performed using methodology adapted from the American Heart Association’s International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.

RESULTS:

Seventeen cohort studies were included. Thirteen studies were supportive of the intervention, while four were neutral. Infection rates ranged from 1.6 to 10.8 per 1000 central-line days in control groups, and from 0.0 to 3.8 per 1000 central-line days in the intervention groups.

CONCLUSION:

There is fair evidence to recommend the use of care bundles that include a checklist during central-line insertion in intensive care unit patients to reduce the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Keywords: Catheters, Catheter-related infections, Checklist, Health care, Indwelling/adverse events, Infection control/methods, Intensive care units, Quality assurance


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