Healthcare system leaders are finding that prolonged multipronged efforts can lead to reduced infection rates, though some experts caution about the potential for unintended consequences. Kerri ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An expert at SHEA suggested using catheter-associated bacteria as a metric for measuring hospital safety instead ...

A nurse-led effort at UPMC Williamsport (Pa.) hospital quickly reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the intensive care unit, spurring the organization to implement the program ...

For years, the long-term care industry has been locked in a high-stakes battle against Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs). We have refined our insertion techniques, tightened our ...

Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem significantly reduced its rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections between 2012-15, according to a case study from the Agency for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The overall rate of hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia that was likely secondary to HOUTI was 3.7%.

Moderate to severe dependence on others for self-care, prolonged indwelling catheter use, and urine pH value at or above 6.5 were identified as independent risk factors for catheter-associated urinary ...

DOHA: A quality and safety initiative at Hamad Medical Corporation(HMC)’s Heart Hospital has reduced the rate of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection by more than 70 percent among patients at ...

Healthcare system leaders are finding that prolonged multipronged efforts can lead to reduced infection rates, though some experts caution about the potential for unintended consequences. Kerri ...