Use Bundle Infection Control Measures to Reduce Patient Bloodstream Infection Incidence in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Yao, Shu Chin

Monday, 30 July 2012

Shu Chin Yao, RN¹
Meng-Chun Chen, RN²
Ying-chu Chung, RN¹
(1)Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chia-yi, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Chia-yi, Putz City, Taiwan
(2)College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-yi, Taiwan, Putz City, Taiwan

Learning Objective 1: reduce ICU bloodstream infection rates <5.18 ‰. by a combination of Bundle infection control measures.

Learning Objective 2: reduce the incidence of bloodstream infection of other wards.

Purpose:

The Purpose of this project is to reduce ICU bloodstream infection rates <5.18 ‰. by a combination of (Bundle) infection control measures

Methods:

We keep on holding three symposium in-service education for bloodstream infection controlling measurement since July, 2010.We set up the checklists of central catheter, arterial catheter placement and begin to implement them combined interventions for care on Aug, 2010.We conducted the TRM process to promote the work efficiency to deal with the clinical events.Dec 2010.

Results:

The result shows bloodstream infection incidence fell from 5.37‰ in 2009 to 4.28‰ in 2010, Moreover©ofrom January to October, 2011, the result continue maintain 3.02‰.

Conclusion:

This project aims to reduce the incidence rate of bloodstream infection to less than 5.18‰ in the intensive care unit. After continuously tracing and improving actions the final results of bloodstream infection rate was 3.02 ‰, which reached the purpose of this project. However, this project was carried on only in medical intensive care unit, but not implemented in other intensive care unit or relevant departments. We expect to reduce the incidence of bloodstream infection of other wards

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