Surveillance of catheter-associated bloodstream infections: development and validation of a fully automated algorithm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most surveillance systems for catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are based on manual chart review. Our objective was to validate a fully automated algorithm for CRBSI and CLABSI surveillance in intensive care units (ICU).

Methods

We developed a fully automated algorithm to detect CRBSI, CLABSI and ICU-onset bloodstream infections (ICU-BSI) in patients admitted to the ICU of a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland. The parameters included in the algorithm were based on a recently performed systematic review. Structured data on demographics, administrative data, central vascular catheter and microbiological results (blood cultures and other clinical cultures) obtained from the hospital's data w

SUBMITTER: Catho G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007875 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature