Impact of an education program on the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection in 2 medical-surgical intensive care units in Brazil

Solange L Santana; Guilherme H C Furtado; Sérgio Barsanti Wey; Eduardo A S Medeiros

doi:10.1086/591862

Impact of an education program on the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection in 2 medical-surgical intensive care units in Brazil

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Dec;29(12):1171-3. doi: 10.1086/591862.

Authors

Solange L Santana¹, Guilherme H C Furtado, Sérgio Barsanti Wey, Eduardo A S Medeiros

Affiliation

¹ Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 18956978
DOI: 10.1086/591862

Abstract

An intervention study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of an education program on the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in 2 intensive care units. There was a nonsignificant reduction in the incidence of CLABSI (odds ratio, 0.46 [95% confidence interval, 0.21-1.02]; P=.04) despite a significant increase in knowledge of CLABSI prevention by the staff of both intensive care units after the education program.

MeSH terms

Bacteremia* / epidemiology
Bacteremia* / etiology
Bacteremia* / prevention & control
Brazil / epidemiology
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Cross Infection* / epidemiology
Cross Infection* / etiology
Cross Infection* / prevention & control
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Incidence
Inservice Training / statistics & numerical data*
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*