For the study, a new intervention of using a luer-lock disinfectant cap with 70 percent alcohol was implemented in all IV needleless connectors for patients with peripheral and central lines in a trauma center.
The new disinfectant caps, along with the use of a standard central line bundle, led to a roughly 40 percent decrease in CLABSIs.
In addition to lowering infection rates, the use of the disinfectant caps was associated with an estimated savings of nearly $300,000 a year in the hospital studied.
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