Central venous catheter care and the healthcare-environment interface: outcomes of a quality improvement initiative in a resource-constrained ICU.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are major indicators of healthcare quality and patient safety, particularly in resource-constrained intensive care units (ICUs).

Aim

This study aimed to evaluate a pre-post quality improvement (QI) initiative designed to optimize central venous catheter (CVC) insertion and maintenance, reducing CLABSI rates, and promoting more sustainable critical care practices in a university hospital ICU.

Methodology

A one-year pre-post QI study (October 2022-September 2023) was conducted in an emergency surgical ICU of a university hospital in Egypt hospital. The study was structured according to the Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence (SQUIRE 2.0) framework and using sequential Plan-Do-Study-Act

SUBMITTER: El-Sokkary RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12741089 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature