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Appendix 3: Central line-associated bloodstream infection prevention checklist
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Checklist for Prevention of Central Line
Associated Blood Stream Infections
Based on 2011 CDC guideline for prevention of intravascular catheter-associated bloodstream infections:
http://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/bsi-guidelines-2011.pdf
For Clinicians:
Promptly remove unnecessary central lines
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Perform daily audits to assess whether each central line is still needed
Follow proper insertion practices
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Perform hand hygiene before insertion
Adhere to aseptic technique
Use maximal sterile barrier precautions (i.e., mask, cap, gown, sterile gloves, and sterile fullbody drape)
Perform skin antisepsis with >0.5% chlorhexidine with alcohol
Choose the best site to minimize infections and mechanical complications
o Avoid femoral site in adult patients
Cover the site with sterile gauze or sterile, transparent, semipermeable dressings
Handle and maintain central lines appropriately
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Comply with hand hygiene requirements
Scrub the access port or hub immediately prior to each use with an appropriate antiseptic (e.g., chlorhexidine, povidone
iodine, an iodophor, or 70% alcohol)
Access catheters only with sterile devices
Replace dressings that are wet, soiled, or dislodged
Perform dressing changes under aseptic technique using clean or sterile gloves
For Facilities:
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Empower staff to stop nonemergent insertion if proper procedures are not followed
“Bundle” supplies (e.g., in a kit) to ensure items are readily available for use
Provide the checklist above to clinicians, to ensure all insertion practices are followed
Ensure efficient access to hand hygiene
Monitor and provide prompt feedback for adherence to hand hygiene
http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/Measurement.html
Provide recurring education sessions on central line insertion, handling and maintenance
Supplemental strategies for consideration:
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2% Chlorhexidine bathing
Antimicrobial/Antisepticimpregnated catheters
Chlorhexidineimpregnated dressings
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion
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