Central Line Related Blood stream Infection (CLR-BSI): Difference between revisions
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**BSI onset during ICU stay or within 48 hours of leaving the ICU. | **BSI onset during ICU stay or within 48 hours of leaving the ICU. | ||
#'''CL''' means'''Central Line'''. A CL is a vascular access catheter that passes through or has a tip ending at or close to the heart or in one of the great vessels. | #'''CL''' means'''Central Line'''. A CL is a vascular access catheter that passes through or has a tip ending at or close to the heart or in one of the great vessels. | ||
*Great vessels include: | |||
**aorta | |||
**pulmonary artery | |||
**superior vena cava | |||
==DISCUSSION== | ==DISCUSSION== | ||