Hospital discharges with central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (secondary diagnosis) per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges among hospital discharges of patients ages 18 years and older or obstetric discharges for patients of any age.

Discharges, among cases meeting the inclusion and exclusion rules for the denominator, with a secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Surgical or medical discharges for patients ages 18 years and older or discharges with a principal ICDx000210-CM diagnosis code assigned to MDC 14 Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Puerperium (Appendix O: MDC14PRINDX ) for patients of any age. Surgical (Appendix E: SURGI2R ) and medical (Appendix C: MEDIC2R ) discharges are defined by specific MS-DRG codes.

Excludes discharges with a principal diagnosis of a central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection; discharges with a secondary diagnosis of a central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection present on admission; discharges with length of stay less than two (2) days; discharges with a cancer diagnosis; or discharges with an immunocompromised state

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