“…Investigators compared interventions involving checklists vs. usual care in 7 studies, 28,29,32,36,[38][39][40][41] other practices vs. usual care in 3 studies 31,33,35 (although in one, the usual care scenario included two common components of checklists), 35 and other practices vs. usual care with checklists already in use in 5 studies. 27,30,34,37,42 For interested readers, the 15 studies excluded because they omitted implementation costs examined: maximum sterile barriers 47 ; antibiotic-impregnated CVCs 45,46,49,51,52 ; antimicrobial dressings, 15,44,48,53 1-vs. 2-piece chlorhexidine-gluconate-impregnated dressings, 43 chlorhexidine gluconate vs. providone-iodine solutions for insertion site care, 49 standardized maintenance kits vs. ad hoc supplies, 54 disinfection caps for CVC hubs vs. scrubbing the hubs.…”