Articles Tagged With: CAUTI
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Comeback: IPs Rally to Cut Infections Post-Pandemic
Infection preventionists and colleagues struggled against a global pandemic for more than two years in apparent futility, watching healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) increase despite their best efforts. Their perseverance paid off. HAIs fell in 2022 and signs look favorable thus far for 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Pros and Cons of ‘Proning’ COVID-19 Patients in ICU
Many COVID-19 patients admitted for critical care may be periodically placed on their stomachs, a potentially life-saving course of treatment called “proning.” But proning makes intravenous lines difficult to access, drains patient oral secretions onto line sites, and increases the risk of some healthcare-associated infections.
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CDC and CMS Report Alarming Decline in Patient Safety During Pandemic
An analysis by the CDC and CMS indicates important metrics in patient safety reversed during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Worklist Project Improves Communication and Handoffs
A team of nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital developed a way to improve communication between nurses and patient care associates that helped reduce falls and infections. The effort decreased falls by 25%, catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 50%, and hospital-acquired pressure injuries by 33%. -
Targeted Rounds Reduce PICU CAUTIs to Zero
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has achieved a rate of zero catheter-associated urinary tract infections through the use of daily targeted rounds. The hospital has maintained that zero rate for more than one year.
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Hospital Responds to Poor Safety Grade by Revamping QI Department
A low patient safety score at an Atlanta hospital spurred Piedmont Healthcare to revamp infection control systemwide, leading to dramatic improvements that included reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 65% over two years.
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CAUTI Nearly Eliminated, Major Savings from Nurse Project
A Washington hospital has greatly reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections, improved quality, and yielded a significant savings for the hospital, all the result of a nursing-led initiative that included T-shirts, Starbucks cards, and Skittles.
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