A multimodal intervention to reduce urinary catheter use and associated infection at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Brady L Miller; Sarah L Krein; Karen E Fowler; Karen Belanger; Debbie Zawol; Amy Lyons; Crystal Bye; Mary Ann Rickelmann; Joellyn Smith; Carol Chenoweth; Sanjay Saint

doi:10.1086/670624

A multimodal intervention to reduce urinary catheter use and associated infection at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jun;34(6):631-3. doi: 10.1086/670624. Epub 2013 Apr 22.

Authors

Brady L Miller¹, Sarah L Krein, Karen E Fowler, Karen Belanger, Debbie Zawol, Amy Lyons, Crystal Bye, Mary Ann Rickelmann, Joellyn Smith, Carol Chenoweth, Sanjay Saint

Affiliation

¹ University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA. bradymil@med.umich.edu

PMID: 23651896
DOI: 10.1086/670624

Abstract

We assessed the impact of a quality improvement intervention to reduce urinary catheter use and associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) at a single hospital. After implementation, UTIs were reduced by 39% ([Formula: see text]). Additionally, we observed a slight decrease in catheter use and the number of catheters without an appropriate indication.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Hospitals, Veterans / standards*
Humans
Incidence
Organizational Policy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality Improvement
United States / epidemiology
Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects
Urinary Catheterization / standards*
Urinary Catheterization / trends
Urinary Catheters / adverse effects
Urinary Catheters / statistics & numerical data*
Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology*
Urinary Tract Infections / etiology
Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control*