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The Devil is in the Details: Applying CAUTI and CLABSI Criteria ...

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Collect<strong>in</strong>g Summary Data<br />

• NHSN Protocol for <strong>the</strong> collection of<br />

device-associated <strong>in</strong>fection<br />

denom<strong>in</strong>ators:<br />

– Patient Days: at <strong>the</strong> same time<br />

every day count <strong>the</strong> number of<br />

patients on <strong>the</strong> unit<br />

– Device Days: at <strong>the</strong> same time<br />

every day, count <strong>the</strong> number of<br />

patients with one or more devices<br />

(pt with >2 gets counted as 1)

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