Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection in high dependency unit: an eighteen-month quality improvement intervention study period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The urinary catheter usually leads to a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) contributing to further morbidity and mortality. There is very limited data on the CAUTI incidence rate in high-dependency units (HDUs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The institutional CAUTI incidence rate in HDU was six times higher compared to the United States National Healthcare Safety Network (US-NHSN) in 2021.

Objective

To reduce 50% CAUTI incidence rate by the end of 2022.

Method

A prospective study was conducted in tertiary HDU from January 2022 to June 2023. A gap analysis was assessed between the hospital practices and the Society Healthcare Epidemiology of America/Infectious Diseases Society of America (SHEA/IDSA) basic recommendations. The Kotter and Rat

SUBMITTER: Mazi WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11001618 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature