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1 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI): An IntroductionPresenterVineet Chopra, MD, MSc Associate Professor of MedicineChief of the Division of Hospital MedicineUniversity of Michigan Contributions byKristi Felix, RN, BSN, CRRN, CIC, FAPICM adonna Rehabilitation HospitalKaren Jones, RN, MPH, CICU niversity of MichiganLen Mermel, DO, ScM, AM (Hon)Medical School of Brown UniversityRuss Olmsted, MPH, CIC, FAPICT rinity Health, Livonia MIPayal Patel, MD, MPHU niversity of Michigan2 Learning Objectives Outline the impact, cost, morbidity and mortality of CLABSI Recognize that CLABSI is defined in different ways and there are multiple routes of developing CLABSI Describe a tiered approach to prevent CLABSI3 What is a Central Venous Catheter (CVC)? Intravascular device that terminates at or close to the heart or one of the great vessels Non-tunneled CVCs (subclavian, jugular, femoral)Tunneled CVCsDialysis catheter Peripherally inserted Central catheters (PICCs)Implanted ports Used increasingly to provide short-, medium-and long-term venous access in all settings4 What is a CLABSI?
As described earlier, CLABSI stands for central line -associated bloodstream infection. It is an infection that either originates from or is related to a central venous catheter. CLABSI can be defined a number of ways, which sometimes creates confusion. There are two major definitions of CLABSI that are important to review. The
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