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==Central Line Days (CLD's)==
==Central Line Days (CLD's)==
*done by the CRN in each ICU in the city.
*entered by data processor into an ACCESS database.
**NAME:CentralLinewithETtube.mdb
**LOCATION: share point on X in the admin folder under special projects.
*How do we count?
*How do we count?
a.) Count the number of patients with a central line in place at the time of the count.
a.) Count the number of patients with a central line in place at the time of the count.
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d.) Count the '''total number of patients''' who are '''in the ICU each day''' at the '''time of the line counts.''''
d.) Count the '''total number of patients''' who are '''in the ICU each day''' at the '''time of the line counts.''''


e.) Every '''monday''', a copy of the counts from the previous week (Monday to Sunday), will be faxed to the following number: '''787-2823''' ''Attention'' '''Pagasa Torres'''.
e.) Every '''monday''', a copy of the counts from the previous week (Monday to Sunday), will be faxed to the following number: '''787-2823''' ''Attention'' '''Pagasa Torres/Julie Mojica'''.


f.) A copy of the line count form will be kept on file by the unit manager at each site.  
f.) A copy of the line count form will be kept on file by the unit manager at each site.