Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case for quality improvement.
Nowak JE, Brilli RJ, Lake MR, et al. Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: Business case for quality improvement. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11(5):579-87. doi:10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181d90569.
This case-control study documents the clinical consequences and additional costs associated with catheter–associated bloodstream infections, and uses these data to make the business case for efforts to prevent such infections.