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Trusted guidance and practical resources for prevention, surveillance, and implementation
Current NHSN annual-training slide sets on BSI definitions, secondary BSI, case studies, and HAI determination.
Current AHRQ CLABSI prevention hub with insertion and maintenance bundle guidance, checklists, rounds tools, and implementation resources.
Standardized checklist supporting safe central-line insertion and identifying breaks in aseptic technique.
Audit tool addressing line necessity, hand hygiene, insertion site, dressing care, tubing changes, and skin antisepsis.
Implementation guide explaining use of CLABSI insertion checklists, maintenance audits, feedback, and defect review.
CLABSI prevention principles emphasizing standardized insertion and maintenance, nurse empowerment, daily necessity review, and event investigation.
Process-audit resource for investigating CLABSI spikes and reviewing insertion, maintenance, line necessity, and bundle adherence.
Clinical and cultural guidance for ICU teams to reduce CLABSI and CAUTI using CUSP and evidence-based practices.
SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendations outlining essential and additional strategies for acute-care CLABSI prevention.
APIC implementation guide covering CLABSI surveillance, bundle adherence, catheter maintenance, and long-term device infection prevention.