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Multinational prospective cohort study of incidence and risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infections in ICUs of 8 Latin American countries

  • Victor Daniel Rosenthal
  • , Zhilin Jin
  • , Sandra Liliana Valderrama-Beltran
  • , Sandra Milena Gualtero
  • , Claudia Yaneth Linares
  • , Guadalupe Aguirre-Avalos
  • , Julio Cesar Mijangos-Méndez
  • , Miguel Ángel Ibarra-Estrada
  • , Luisa Fernanda Jiménez-Alvarez
  • , Lidia Patricia Reyes
  • , Carlos Arturo Alvarez-Moreno
  • , Maria Adelia Zuniga-Chavarria
  • , Ana Marcela Quesada-Mora
  • , Katherine Gomez
  • , Johana Alarcon
  • , Jose Millan-Oñate
  • , Daisy Aguilar-de-Moros
  • , Elizabeth Castaño-Guerrero
  • , Judith Córdoba
  • , Alejandro Sassoe-Gonzalez
  • Claudia Marisol Millán-Castillo, Lissette Leyva-Xotlanihua, Lina Alejandra Aguilar-Moreno, Juan Sebastian Bravo-Ojeda, Ivan Felipe Gutierrez-Tobar, Mary Cruz Aleman-Bocanegra, Clara Veronica Echazarreta-Martínez, Belinda Mireya Flores-Sánchez, Yuliana Andrea Cano-Medina, Edwin Giovannny Chapeta-Parada, Rafael Antonio Gonzalez-Niño, Maria Isabel Villegas-Mota, Mildred Montoya-Malváez, Miguel Ángel Cortés-Vázquez, Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros, Dayana Fram, Daniela Vieira-Escudero, Lourdes Dueñas, Nilton Yhuri Carreazo, Estuardo Salgado, Ruijie Yin
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • INICC Foundation
  • Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
  • Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Clínica Universitaria Colombia
  • Hospital Clinica Biblica
  • Santiago de Cali
  • Hospital del Niño Dr. José Renán Esquivel
  • Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad Ixtapaluca
  • Colsanitas
  • Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
  • Instituto del Corazón de Bucaramanga
  • Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Hospital Nacional de Nińos Benjamin Bloom
  • Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
  • Hospital de Especialidades

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Our objective was to identify central line (CL)-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) rates and risk factors in Latin-America.

METHODS: From January 1, 2014 to February 10, 2022, we conducted a multinational multicenter prospective cohort study in 58 ICUs of 34 hospitals in 21 cities in 8 Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama). We applied multiple-logistic regression. Outcomes are shown as adjusted-odds ratios (aOR).

RESULTS: About 29,385 patients were hospitalized during 92,956 days, acquired 400 CLABSIs, and pooled CLABSI rate was 4.30 CLABSIs per 1,000 CL-days. We analyzed following 10 variables: Gender, age, length of stay (LOS) before CLABSI acquisition, CL-days before CLABSI acquisition, CL-device utilization (DU) ratio, CL-type, tracheostomy use, hospitalization type, intensive care unit (ICU) type, and facility ownership, Following variables were independently associated with CLABSI: LOS before CLABSI acquisition, rising risk 3% daily (aOR=1.03;95%CI=1.02-1.04; P < .0001); number of CL-days before CLABSI acquisition, rising risk 4% per CL-day (aOR=1.04;95%CI=1.03-1.05; P < .0001); publicly-owned facility (aOR=2.33;95%CI=1.79-3.02; P < .0001). ICU with highest risk was medical-surgical (aOR=2.61;95%CI=1.41-4.81; P < .0001). CL with the highest risk were femoral (aOR=2.71;95%CI=1.61-4.55; P < .0001), and internal-jugular (aOR=2.62;95%CI=1.82-3.79; P < .0001). PICC (aOR=1.25;95%CI=0.63-2.51; P = .52) was not associated with CLABSI risk.

CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings it is suggested to focus on reducing LOS, CL-days, using PICC instead of femoral or internal-jugular; and implementing evidence-based CLABSI prevention recommendations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1114-1119
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Infection Control
Volume51
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Bloodstream infection
  • INICC
  • Intensive care units
  • Latin America
  • PICC
  • Risk factors

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