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Critical care medicine · Mar 2024
EditorialCentral Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Misclassifications-Rethinking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Definition and Its Implications.
- Madhuri M Sopirala, Carolee D Estelle, and La'Titia Houston.
- Infection Prevention, Parkland Health, Dallas, TX.
- Crit. Care Med. 2024 Mar 1; 52 (3): 357361357-361.
AbstractCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services imparts financial penalties for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and other healthcare-acquired infections. Data for this purpose is obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s National Health Safety Network. We present examples of misclassification of bloodstream infections into CLABSI by the CDC's definition and present the financial implications of such misclassification and potential long-term implications.Copyright © 2024 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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