Researchers analyzed data on patient days for nearly all U.S. hospitals and CLABSI rates from the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance and the National Healthcare Safety Network to estimate annual rates of CLABSI from 1990 to 2010.
There were an estimated 462,000 to 636,000 CLABSIs over the 20-year period. Rate reductions led to the prevention of between 104,000 and 198,000 CLABSIs during this period.
Researchers also found that 70 percent of CLABSI infections occurred in medium to large teaching hospitals, suggesting a targeted approach in reducing occurrences may be needed in these facilities.
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