Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on central line-associated bloodstream infections rates in adult intensive care units of 8 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

Leblebicioglu, Hakan; Ozturk, Recep; Daniel Rosenthal, Victor; Akan, Ozay; Sirmatel, Fatma; Ozdemir, Davut; Uzun, Cengiz; Turgut, Huseyin; Ersoz, Gulden; Koksal, Iftihar; Ozgultekin, Asu; Esen, Saban; Ulger, Fatma; Dilek, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Hava; Dikmen, Yalım; Aygun, Gokhan; Tulunay, Melek; Oral, Mehmet; Unal, Necmettin; Cengiz, Mustafa; Yilmaz, Leyla; Geyik, Mehmet; Sahin, Ahmet; Erdogan, Selvi; Sacar, Suzan; Sungurtekin, Hulya; Ugurcan, Dogac; Kaya, Ali; Kuyucu, Necdet; Yylmaz, Gurdal; Kaya, Selcuk; Ulusoy, Hulya; Inan, Asuman

doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-10

Impact of a multidimensional infection control approach on central line-associated bloodstream infections rates in adult intensive care units of 8 cities of Turkey: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

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Leblebicioglu H., Ozturk R., Daniel Rosenthal V., Akan O. A., Sirmatel F., Ozdemir D., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, cilt.12, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1476-0711-12-10
Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABs) have long been associated with excess lengths of stay, increased hospital costs and mortality attributable to them. Different studies from developed countries have shown that practice bundles reduce the incidence of CLAB in intensive care units. However, the impact of the bundle strategy has not been systematically analyzed in the adult intensive care unit (ICU) setting in developing countries, such as Turkey. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional infection control approach to reduce the rates of CLAB in 13 ICUs of 13 INICC member hospitals from 8 cities of Turkey.