A telehealth approach to central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention activities in nursing homes: the SAFER lines program.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of a mobile-app-based central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention program in nursing home residents with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs).

Design

Pre-post prospective cohort study with baseline (September 2015-December 2016), phase-in (January 2017-April 2017), and intervention (May 2017-December 2018). Generalized linear mixed models compared intervention with baseline frequency of localized inflammation/infection, dressing peeling, and infection-related hospitalizations. Cox proportional hazards models compared days-to-removal of lines with localized inflammation/infection.

Setting

Six nursing homes in Orange County, California.

Patients

Adult nursing home residents with PICCs.

Interven

SUBMITTER: Singh RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883653 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature