Black and Hispanic Dialysis Patients Face Higher Risks of Bloodstream Infections Due to Poor Care: CDC
A new study finds Latino and Black dialysis patients face a higher risk of infections than their White counterparts.
Tag Archives: Central Line Infection
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Central Line Catheter Infections Greatly Reduced By Targeted Prevention Steps: Study
A new study finds that a number of safety measures used in some hospitals can dramatically reduce the number of central line catheter infections.
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Hospital-Acquired Central Line Infections Cut By Disinfection Caps
A university dramatically cut central line infection rates by using disinfected caps with catheters.
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Central Line Infections Can Be Reduced by Replacing Connectors: Study
A large number of deadly central line infections could be avoided by using zero-pressure connectors in the IV systems, researchers say.
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Hospital-Acquired Infections Cost U.S. $10B Annually: Study
Hospital-acquired infections cost the U.S. health system $10 billion each year to treat preventable illnesses.
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Hospital Infections Not Curbed By Medicare Penalties: Study
New Medicare penalties have not been enough to curb the rates of certain hospital infections, according to the findings of new research.
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Central Line Blood Infections Cut 40% in ICU with Improved Safety Culture
New safety guidelines may allow hospitals to cut their rate of central line blood infections nearly in half, according to a recent report on a new patient safety project.
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Hospital Infection Lawsuit Filed Over Tainted IV
A Virginia woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after suffering an infection in a hospital that was allegedly caused by a tainted IV.
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Central Line Infections on Decline, But Many Hospitals Fail to Report Data
A new study on central line infections finds that while some hospitals are winning the fight to reduce the number of hospital infections, others have refused to acknowledge that there’s…
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Central Line Infections in ICU Drop 58%: CDC
Hospitals across the United States have seen a 58% drop in the number of central line blood stream infections in intensive care units (ICUs) since 2001, according to a new…
