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According to PDSA model for improvement. Our purposed Plan objective was to reduce the incidence of CLABSIs in the ICU unit in ( hospital name) by replace the standard CVC with antimicrobial impregnated catheter based on CDC guidelines for prevention intravascular catheter related infections, 2011 . We’ll conduct a retrospective analysis for all incidence of CLABSIs from 1st of December 2014 to 1st of December 2015. The collected data will include not only the incidence of CLABSIs but also the patient length of stay and hospitization cost to establish the baseline data for outcome measurement. Then, we formulate an education session for the nurses that involve the CDC guidelines regarding Maximum sterile barrier (MSB)

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