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==Criteria for Central Line Related Blood stream Infections (CLR-BSI)== | ==Criteria for Central Line Related Blood stream Infections (CLR-BSI)== | ||
NOTE: Central Line Infections can be coded in the diagnosis section if the pt already has a line sepsis on arrival to the ICU. The criteria below relate to when a pt develops a central line sepsis while in the ICU and then the tmp study for this must be completed with the date. | NOTE: Central Line Infections can be coded in the diagnosis section if the pt already has a line sepsis on arrival to the ICU. The criteria below relate to when a pt develops a central line sepsis while in the ICU and then the tmp study for this must be completed with the date. | ||
*Laboratory confirmed '''bloodstream''' infection must meet '''at least one''' of the following criteria and have '''occurred in the ICU or within 48 hours of leaving | *Laboratory confirmed '''bloodstream''' infection must meet '''at least one''' of the following criteria and have '''occurred in the ICU or within 48 hours of leaving an ICU''': | ||
* ICU associated CLR-BSI is not present on admission to ICU. The patient must have been in the ICU for 48 hours for the CLR-BSI to be considered ICU associated, unless compelling evidence suggests the infection was ICU associated. | * ICU associated CLR-BSI is not present on admission to ICU. The patient must have been in the ICU for 48 hours for the CLR-BSI to be considered ICU associated, unless compelling evidence suggests the infection was ICU associated. | ||