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Pronovost Slide16
It Is Time To Get Serious about the Science of Healthcare Delivery
Text version of slide presentation from a National Advisory Council meeting.
On the CUSP: STOP BSI

Median and Mean Quarterly CLABSI Rate
Image: Line graph shows central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) rates per 1000 catheter days by quarters. The mean rate drops from just below 2 to about 1 over four quarters. The median rate drops from 0.8 to baseline in the first quarter, and remains at baseline.
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