TY - JOUR T1 - Assessing the accuracy of the National Neonatal Audit Programme calculated central line-associated bloodstream infection rate from local data JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313291 SP - fetalneonatal-2017-313291 AU - Abdul Qader Tahir Ismail AU - Kate Palmer AU - Abdul Qader Tahir Ismail Y1 - 2017/07/04 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/07/04/archdischild-2017-313291.abstract N2 - Neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) prolong hospital stay, cause worse neurodevelopmental outcomes including cerebral palsy and increase mortality.1 More premature infants are at increased risk and often require central lines for longer. Insertion and accessing techniques also play a role, with guidelines varying between neonatal units (NNUs).The Neonatal Data Analysis Unit (NDAU) calculates CLABSI rates for each UK NNU from BadgerNet data. Results are published in the National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) annual report.2The CLABSI rate will be influenced by the accuracy and completeness of BadgerNet data. The number of central line days is taken from babies’ daily … ER -