TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a neuro-spine intensive care unit
AU - Schelling, Kimberly
AU - Palamone, Janet
AU - Thomas, Kathryn
AU - Naidech, Andrew
AU - Silkaitis, Christina
AU - Henry, Jennifer
AU - Bolon, Maureen
AU - Zembower, Teresa R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - A collaborative effort reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the neuro-spine intensive care unit where the majority of infections occurred at our institution. Our stepwise approach included retrospective data review, daily rounding with clinicians, developing and implementing an action plan, conducting practice audits, and sharing of real-time data outcomes. The catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate was reduced from 8.18 to 0.93 per 1,000 catheter-days and standardized infection ratio decreased from 2.16 to 0.37.
AB - A collaborative effort reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the neuro-spine intensive care unit where the majority of infections occurred at our institution. Our stepwise approach included retrospective data review, daily rounding with clinicians, developing and implementing an action plan, conducting practice audits, and sharing of real-time data outcomes. The catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate was reduced from 8.18 to 0.93 per 1,000 catheter-days and standardized infection ratio decreased from 2.16 to 0.37.
KW - Collaborative improvement project
KW - Indwelling urinary catheter
KW - Infection prevention
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.184
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.184
M3 - Article
C2 - 26052100
AN - SCOPUS:84938292809
SN - 0196-6553
VL - 43
SP - 892
EP - 894
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
IS - 8
ER -
