ArticleClinical medicine & research2020
Multimodal Intervention Approach Reduces Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections in a Rural Tertiary Care Center.
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- Integrated Multimodal Strategy to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections in a Trauma ICU: Impact of a Quality Improvement Project.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a cross-sectional study in a rehabilitation facility.Infection prevention in practice · 2025Article
- Emerging evidence-based innovative approaches to control catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a review.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) standardized infection rate (SIR) before and after implementation of a multimodal intervention approach in a rural tertiary hospital.
designBefore-after analysis of a multimodal intervention to evaluate primary outcomes of the incidence of inpatient CAUTI, the SIR for CAUTI, and number of urinary catheter days.
settingAll inpatient departments of a rural 504-bed tertiary care facility in the Midwest.
participantsPatients admitted for in-patient care.
interventionsA multimodal intervention composed of: (a) physician and nurse education, (b) modification of progress note templates and daily provider reminders for the clinical necessity of catheters, (c) implementing established best practices for eliminating CAUTIs, (d) advocating for alternative toileting options, and (e) promoting aseptic techniques for insertion and removal of catheters. SIR, CAUTI, and the number of urinary catheter days were obtained before and after implementation of the multimodal intervention in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
resultsAfter a one-year timeframe of intervention, CAUTI event rates decreased, and SIR for CAUTI was reduced by 60.2% (from 1.524 to 0.607) with
conclusionsIncidence of CAUTIs were significantly reduced with a team effort involving infection control, physician and nursing education, modification of progress note and templates and daily provider reminders for the clinical necessity of catheters and appropriate usage of urinary catheter with corresponding reduction in urinary catheter days.
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