Phyllis Hazel Twala
Infection Control Coordinator at ARMED FORCES HOSPITALS SOUTHERN REGION
Title: CENTRAL LINE BLOOD STREAM INFECTION (CLABSI) Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
Biography
Biography: Phyllis Hazel Twala
Abstract
Although healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are a recognized public health problem worldwide, they are presently a great concern for each and every healthcare setting. CLABSI is the most common infection especially in critical ill patients despite of international interventions to prevent CLABSI by adhering to the best practices. Thus further studies of good quality are essential. Hospital acquired infections (HAIs); definitions are adapted from the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Nonspecific (fever-associated) HAI, was defined as patient who has been on the surveillance ward >48hrs and has new onset (i.e. not present on admission) of fever or hypothermia (>38°C or <35°C). Relatively high prevalence of CLABSI is in NICU & ICUs which suggests that infection prevention practices (e.g., hand hygiene, cohorting practices, insertion of central lines) should be assessed and improved in these settings. Monitoring of CLABSI care bundle compliance by all healthcare workers and recording. Quality Improvement Project, route cause analysis FOCUS PDCA. Staff education and training on prevention of CLABSI.