Developing and Maintaining a Central Venous Catheter Registry

Completed

Conditions studied: Infection

In brief

It has been estimated that 90% of bloodstream infections associated with catheters, are due to CVCs, and that 500 to 4,000 patients in the United States die annually due to these bloodstream infections. The risk of central line associated bloodstream infections is typically expressed as the number of line infections per 1000 catheter days. This study's goal is to develop a uniform CL protocol, updated practice guidelines based on current evidence, and a standard procedural checklist based on CL care bundles recommended by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. A secondary goal is to create a CL registry to capture and store data relevant to each CL placed throughout the institution. This registry will provide a wealth of data on CL insertions and complications that may be used as a valuable source of information for quality assurance, performance improvement, and research. With the knowledge and information obtained through this registry, educational offerings can be created, and a standardized institutional process for CL insertion can be developed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01165411

Run by

Lehigh Valley Hospital

People needed

4530

Starts

2008-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-14

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients that have CVCs and PICC lines placed at LVH.

You may not qualify if…

• The patient has a CVC or PICC that was placed outside of LVHN.

Where it is running

• Lehigh Valley Health Network — Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

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