Loyola has 140 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in its 569-bed medical center located outside Chicago. Loyola University Health System is recognized internationally as a leader in infection control ...

A poster presentation covered in a recent supplement to Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control found that intravenous connector design has a significant influence on rates of central-line ...

New guidelines released by The Joint Commission to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections highlights the role of nurses in helping prevent CLABSI, according to a news release by ...

Researchers studied a 19-bed ICU’s progress in reducing CLABSIs starting with a baseline period of January 2005 to September 2007 and moving through early, mid- and late postintervention periods ...

SecurePortIV In Use SecurePortIV In Use MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the 2022 Association for Vascular Access ("AVA") Annual Scientific Meeting, clinicians reported ...

Under the new approach, the hospital went 332 days without a CLABSI in any department, totaling 10,654 central line days from Oct. 21, 2021, to Sept. 18, 2022, with no significant change in risk ...

The CDC suggests five efforts to continue the reduction in CLABSI: 1. Providers should be on the lookout to be aware of and make sure healthcare providers follow infection control guidelines when ...