Percentage of intensive care patients with central lines for whom all
elements of the central line bundle are documented and in place.
The central line bundle elements include:
•Hand hygiene
•Maximal barrier precautions upon insertion
•Chlorhexidine skin antisepsis
•Optimal catheter site selection, with avoidance of the femoral vein for central venous access in patients 18 years and older
•Daily review of line necessity with prompt removal of unnecessary lines
- Measure TypeElectronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)Level Of AnalysisCare SettingNumerator
Number of intensive care patients with central lines for whom all elements of the central line bundle are documented and in place.
The central line bundle elements include:
• Hand hygiene
• Maximal barrier precautions upon insertion
• Chlorhexidine skin antisepsis
• Optimal catheter site selection, with avoidance of the femoral vein for central venous access in patients 18 years and older
• Daily review of line necessity with prompt removal of unnecessary linesDenominatorTotal number of intensive care patients with central lines on the day of sample.
ExclusionsExclude patients less than 18 years of age at the date of ICU admission and patients outside the intensive care unit and patients whose lines were not placed in the intensive care unit
Testing Data Sources
- Measure StructureClinical Condition Topic AreaNon Condition SpecificTarget PopulationNational Quality Strategy PrioritiesPatient Safety
- Risk Adjustment
- Current or planned use(s)
- Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Infectious Disease Endorsement Maintenance ProjectInitial EndorsementEndorsement StatusLast UpdatedRemoval Date