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Sustained reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections using multi-faceted strategies led by champions: A quality improvement initiative
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 April 2021
Abstract
We reviewed the sustainability of a multifaceted intervention on catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in 3 intensive care units. During the 4-year postintervention period, we observed reductions in urine culture rates (from 80.9 to 47.5 per 1,000 patient days; P < .01), catheter utilization (from 0.68 to 0.58; P < .01), and CAUTI incidence rates (from 1.7 to 0.8 per 1,000 patient days; P = .16).
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: This work was presented as an abstract at the Duke Quality & Patient Safety Conference on March 23, 2017, March 22, 2018, and March 21, 2019, in Durham, North Carolina.
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