Reducing CLABSI rates through education and bundles

"Educational interventions and infection control bundles adherence effectively reduced CLABSI rates, emphasizing continuous training, surveillance and real-time feedback to sustain improvement and enhance patient's outcomes" Kumar et al (2025).

"Educational interventions and infection control bundles adherence effectively reduced CLABSI rates, emphasizing continuous training, surveillance and real-time feedback to sustain improvement and enhance patient's outcomes" Kumar et al (2025).

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Reducing CLABSI rates through education and bundles

Abstract:

To evaluate catheter-related infections in patients undergoing hemodialysis and assess the impact of an educational intervention and infection control bundle on CLABSI rates. This hospital-based interventional study was conducted in a dialysis unit in rural Puducherry, over six months with 19 patients on central venous catheters and 20 staff. The baseline CLABSI rate of 26.3% declined to 10.5% post-intervention. Enterococcus spp. and Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus were predominant isolates. Staff and patient compliance improved significantly (p<0.001). Educational interventions and infection control bundles adherence effectively reduced CLABSI rates, emphasizing continuous training, surveillance and real-time feedback to sustain improvement and enhance patient's outcomes.

Reference:

Kumar VAV, Subramanian G, Paninjukunnath R. Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection rates through education and bundle Care: An interventional study in a dialysis unit. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2025 Sep 30:100978. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2025.100978. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41038321.