If you don't test, they will not treat: Impact of stopping preoperative screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Marisa L WinklerJoanne HuangJessica StarrDavid C HooperMolly L ParasAlyssa R LetourneauErica S ShenoyPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)
Removal of urinalysis and urine culture from preoperative checklists for cardiac surgery led to a statistically significant decrease in testing without an increase in SSIs, CLABSIs, CAUTIs, or CDI. Challenges identified included persistence of checklists in templated order sets in the electronic health record.