Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are a common pediatric healthcare-associated infection, but implementation of a prevention bundle can significantly reduce CAUTI rates in children, ...

The researchers observed a 50 percent reduction in the mean monthly CAUTI rate from 5.41 to 2.49 per 1,000 catheter-days (95 percent confidence interval, −1.28 to −0.12; P = 0.02) following ...

In 2008, as part of an aggressive effort to reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) declared it would no longer cover the extra ...

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 ...

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 ...

UPMC Williamsport used a bundled approach to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections. A Pennsylvania hospital's quality improvement initiative led to a rapid turnaround in ...

Michigan hospitals, which began an initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in 2007, reduced CAUTI rates significantly more than hospitals in other states, according to a ...

Verathon, a developer and manufacturer of medical devices, offers a free toolkit for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The CAUTI toolkit includes a five-step prevention ...

(HealthDay News) — Enactment of a quality improvement prevention bundle at a tertiary care children’s hospital significantly reduced the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), ...