Appendix Table C2b. Patient characteristics for CLABSI which control for secular trend or confounding

Study / Infection / Intervention(s) / Type of QI Strategy / Interventionists / Participants / Number of Hospitals / Number of Patients /
Apisarnthanarak, Thailand - 2010 / CLABSI / Period 3: Intensified hand hygiene promotion plus CLABSI bundle / Audit and Feedback, Organizational Change, Provider Education / Multidisciplinary Team / All clinical staff / 1 / pre: 1115; post1: 1050; post2: 1204
Barsuk, United States - 2009 / CLABSI / CVC Insertion Simulation / Provider Education / Study Staff / Medical Residents / 1
Costello, United States - 2008 / CLABSI / Full Intervention: Pediatric Multidisciplinary CLABSI Bundle / Audit and Feedback, Financial incentives, Organizational Change, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems / Multidisciplinary team / Nurses, Physicians / 1 / pre: 911; post1: 1472; post2: 936
DePalo, United States - 2010 / CLABSI;VAP / CLABSI Education Program and Bundle / Rhode Island Quality Institute / 11
Duane, United States - 2009 / CLABSI / Group 3: Central venous line (CVL) protocol + CVL supply cart + nurse education + nurse checklist and nurse empowerment / Organizational Change, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems / Study Staff / Nurses, Physicians / 1 / Group 1: 135; Group 2: 194; Group 3: 213
Khouli, United States - 2011 / CLABSI / Simulation-based sterile technique training / Provider Education / Study Staff / Medical Residents / 1
McKee, United States - 2008 / CLABSI / CLABSI education, cart, checklist, and nurse empowerment / Audit and Feedback, Organizational Change, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems / Study Staff / Nurses, Physicians / 1
Miller, United States - 2010 / CLABSI / Bundle - CLABSI / Audit and Feedback, Organizational Change, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems / Multidisciplinary team / All Clinical Staff / 27
Perez Parra, Spain - 2010 / CLABSI / CLABSI Education / Provider Education / Study Staff / Nurses, Physicians Residents and nursing students / 1
Pronovost, United States - 2010 / CLABSI / Conceptual Model - CDC CLABSI Bundle / Audit and Feedback, Organizational Change, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems; Financial Incentives, Regulation, and Policy / MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality, ICU team / All Clinical Staff / 61
Scales, Canada - 2011 / CLABSI;VAP / Bundle - CLABSI, VAP / Audit and Feedback, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems / Study Staff / All Clinical Staff / 15 / intervention: 4651; control: 4618
Schulman, United States - 2011 / CLABSI / Bundle - CLABSI / Organizational Change, Provider Education, Provider Reminder Systems / Study staff / All Clinical Staff / 18
Seguin, France - 2010 / CAUTI;CLABSI / Physician reminder of catheter duration / Provider Reminder Systems / Study Staff / Nurses, Physicians / 1 / pre: 676; post: 595
Zingg, Switzerland - 2009 / CLABSI / Educational Program for catheter care and hand hygiene / Organizational Change, Provider Education / Study Staff / All Clinical Staff / 1 / pre: 499; post: 500

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