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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… Click to show full abstract
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.
Keywords:
device days;
line device;
line;
infection;
central line
Journal Title: American journal of infection control
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: American journal of infection control
Year Published: 2019
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