Reducing Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections via Cost-saving Diagnostic Stewardship
Allison Luu, Fernándo Domínguez, Brandon Yeshoua, Christopher Vo, Swathi Nallapa, David Chung, Noah Wald‐Dickler, Susan M. Butler‐Wu, Huda Khaleel, Kate Chang, Catherine P. Canamar, Paul Holtom, Brad Spellberg
Abstract
We conducted a quality improvement project at our large, public, tertiary-care, academic hospital to reduce the standardized infection ratio (SIR) of hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Our diagnostic stewardship program, based on education and audit and feedback, significantly reduced inpatient urine culture orders and CAUTI SIR.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineUrinary systemAuditStewardship (theology)Intensive care medicineCatheterUrineAntimicrobial stewardshipEmergency medicineInternal medicineSurgeryAccountingAntibioticsMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistancePolitical scienceLawPoliticsBusinessBiologyUrinary Tract Infections ManagementBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingPelvic floor disorders treatments