%0 Journal Article
%T Cost-Effectiveness of a Central Venous Catheter Care Bundle
%A Kate A. Halton
%A David Cook
%A David L. Paterson
%A Nasia Safdar
%A Nicholas Graves
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0012815
%X A bundled approach to central venous catheter care is currently being promoted as an effective way of preventing catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI). Consumables used in the bundled approach are relatively inexpensive which may lead to the conclusion that the bundle is cost-effective. However, this fails to consider the nontrivial costs of the monitoring and education activities required to implement the bundle, or that alternative strategies are available to prevent CR-BSI. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a bundle to prevent CR-BSI in Australian intensive care patients.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0012815