PQCNC National CABSI project tallies impressive gains!

NCABSI Phase I results

 

AHRQ held a press event at which the results of the NICU CLABSI project were announced (http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2013/nclabsipr.htm). 

 

The 58 percent drop in BSI rates in neonatal ICUs achieved by this collaborative is impressive!

 

Here are links to the information that AHRQ has posted on their website:

·         Page on the AHRQ website where the NICU CLABSI report PDF lives: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/clabsi-neonatal/

·         PDF of final NICU CLABSI report: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/clabsi-neonatal/clabsineonatal.pdf