Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIS)

Investigators Explore Risk Factors for Symptomatic Healthcare-Associated UTI

Exposure to urinary catheters is considered the most important risk factor for healthcare-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) and is associated with significant morbidity and substantial extra-costs. Uçkay, et al. (2013) assessed the impact of urinary catheterization ...More
February 13, 2013
Posted in News
Despite Decline in HAIs Consumers Union Says More Effort Needed to Protect Patients

A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospitals nationwide has been reduced markedly. More modest reductions have been achieved in certain surgical site infections and ...More
February 12, 2013
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
Hospitals Report Reductions in Some Types of HAIs

Hospitals in the U.S. continue to make progress in the fight against central line-associated bloodstream infections and some surgical site infections, according to a report issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Catheter-associated urinary ...More
February 11, 2013
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
A Culture Change on Catheters for Children

Children in the pediatric intensive care unit often can’t tell nurses how their bodies are reacting to treatment or medicines, either because they cannot speak, are in and out of consciousness, or because everything feels so strange and scary. Instead, nurses rely on clear, ...More
February 6, 2013
Posted in News
Low Adoption of CAUTI Precautions by Large Hospital ICUs

Hospital size matters when it comes to intensive care units (ICUs) adopting even the most routine prevention policies for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing, published this ...More
October 23, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
When the Bundle is Not Enough

Ben Taub General Hospital (BTGH) is a 575-bed public teaching hospital serving residents of Harris County, Texas. It is one of only two designated Level 1 Trauma Centers in Houston, Texas. The Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit (TSICU) is a 30-bed unit consisting of 24 ...More
October 5, 2012
Posted in Articles
Research to Analyze Acquired Infection Data on Tele-ICUs Compared to Hospitals

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded assistant research professor Lesly Kelly, PhD, RN, of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU), a two-year grant to study how tele-ICU systems affect hospital-acquired ...More
October 4, 2012
Posted in News
Claims Data Lacks Accuracy, Consistency Needed to Inform Nonpayment or Hospital Comparisons

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) limits payment for key "preventable" complicating conditions acquired during hospital stay. The claims data is used to deny payment, and the data is reported publicly so that hospitals can be compared by complication ...More
September 4, 2012
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Hospital Study Targets Catheter Management to Avoid Infections

A major international study led by University of Adelaide researchers aims to prevent death and serious illness caused by one of the most common infections contracted by patients in hospitals. The study is investigating standard practices for the insertion and management of ...More
August 3, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Verathon Offers CAUTI Prevention Educational Materials

Verathon Inc. announces the availability of new free, online CAUTI prevention educational materials for healthcare providers at http://verathon.com/products/bladderscan/cauti-zero. These comprehensive materials include an easy-to-remember CAUTI bundle in poster and animated ...More
July 31, 2012
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions