Surveillance for central-line-associated bloodstream infections: Accuracy of different sampling strategies

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
Elani KourkouniPHIG investigators

Abstract

Active daily surveillance of central-line days (CLDs) in the assessment of rates of central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is time-consuming and burdensome for healthcare workers. Sampling of denominator data is a method that could reduce the time necessary to conduct active surveillance. To evaluate the accuracy of various sampling strategies in the estimation of CLABSI rates in adult and pediatric units in Greece. Daily denominator data were collected across Greece for 6 consecutive months in 33 units: 11 adult units, 4 pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), 12 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), and 6 pediatric oncology units. Overall, 32 samples were evaluated using the following strategies: (1) 1 fixed day per week, (2) 2 fixed days per week, and (3) 1 fixed week per month. The CLDs for each month were estimated as follows: (number of sample CLDs/number of sampled days) × 30. The estimated CLDs were used to calculate CLABSI rates. The accuracy of the estimated CLABSI rates was assessed by calculating the percentage error (PE): [(observed CLABSI rates - estimated CLABSI rates)/observed CLABSI rates]. Compared to other strategies, sampling over 2 fixed days per week provided the most accurate estimates ...Continue Reading

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