Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the cardiac intensive care unit with a coordinated strategy and nursing staff empowerment.

Poonam GuptaMincy ThomasLeena MathewsNidhu ZachariaAshraf Fayiz IbrahimMa Leni GarciaCherlyn SimbulanFatma Attia MohamedMawahib El Hassan

Published in: BMJ open quality (2023)

Behavioural changes, including empowerment of nurses and adherence to all elements of the care bundle, led to significant and sustained improvement in reducing the CAUTI rate in the adult CICU.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
intensive care unit
healthcare
mental health
quality improvement
palliative care
left ventricular
type diabetes
ultrasound guided
heart failure
long term care
pain management