Impact of Implementing Key Performance Indicators on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Rates Among Adult ICU Patients in Saudi Arabia.
Nouf AlhabdanAsma AlyaemniMohammed M AljuaidAli BaydounSamer HamidiPublished in: ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR (2023)
Compliance with the prevention of CAUTIs in terms of recording the general patient's information, insertion practices, and maintenance practices lies within the range of 50-75%, and the recommended practices are usually followed. A targeted education on CAUTI-prevention practices curtailing the most aggravating risk factors and adopting a safety culture driven by a patient handling and audited protocol program should be explored to reduce hospital CAUTIs.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- primary care
- urinary tract infection
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- case report
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- health information
- patient reported outcomes
- ultrasound guided
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- drug induced
- childhood cancer