Effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on catheter-related bloodstream infections: Control measures should not be relaxed

In this study, the CLABSI increased rate from 0.68 to 0.87 events per 1,000 catheter days.5 The Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (FSFB) is a teaching hospital in Colombia focused on the fulfillment of national and international standards of higher-level and patient-centered care, such as the Joint Commi...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-09, Vol.43 (9), p.1298-1300
Main Authors: Kerguelen, Carlos, Merchán, Adriana, León, Juanita, de la Hoz-Valle, José Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catheters
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Education
Hospitals
Intensive care
Letter to the Editor
Medical supplies
Mortality
Nosocomial infections
Pandemics
Patient safety
Supervision
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Summary:In this study, the CLABSI increased rate from 0.68 to 0.87 events per 1,000 catheter days.5 The Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (FSFB) is a teaching hospital in Colombia focused on the fulfillment of national and international standards of higher-level and patient-centered care, such as the Joint Commission or Planetree. [...]to reduce the number of cases, an intervention bundle across many areas was necessary. The prevention and reduction of healthcare-associated infections is a urgently needed to avoid morbidity and mortality, longer hospital stays, and additional care costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has required the national health system to provide timely and safe care for a significantly larger number of patients.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2021.258