Infographic

Central line-associated infection control environmental cleaning

Infographic to raise awareness for CLABSIs and promote practices to improve patient outcomes


In today’s struggle with healthcare acquired infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) represent one of the critical challenges for facilities and healthcare professionals, according to an infographic from PDI.

There are an average of 250,000 CLABSIs in the United States each year, with reported mortality of 12 to 25 percent.

The attached infographic was created to raise awareness for CLABSIs, and promote practices to improve patient outcomes. The visual guide emphasizes the practical solutions for disinfection of needleless access sites to help reduce risk of contamination versus the incomplete solutions seen in some healthcare facilities today. 

It also suggests the importance of using products that contain chlorhexidine gluconate for the disinfection of needleless access sites in an effort to reduce the number of contaminations. 

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February 8, 2016


Topic Area: Environmental Services


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