Overview
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), is the 6th largest contributor to harm caused across the SPS network. Up to 25% of hospitalized patients have short term indwelling catheters and in many cases they are placed for inappropriate indications.
Most Recent References
Implementation of a Nurse-Driven Protocol for Catheter Removal to Decrease Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rate in a Surgical Trauma ICU. Tyson AF, Campbell EF, Spangler LR, Ross SW, Reinke CE, Passaretti CL, Sing RF. J Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jan 1:885066618781304.
Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated urinary tract infection [CAUTI] and non-catheter-associated urinary tract infection [UTI] and other urinary system infection [USI]) events. Center of Disease Control, Jan 2017.
Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Lo E, Nicolle LE, Coffin SE, Gould C, Maragakis LL, Meddings J, Pegues DA, Pettis AM, Saint S, Yokoe DS. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 May;35(5):464-79.