Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates in surgical critical care units via an informal catheter exchange protocol
Urinary catheter replacement prior to urinary tract infection assessment, introduced as a quality improvement recommendation in two surgical intensive care units, was associated with (88% and 84%) reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections and significant reductions in urine cultures performed.
Authors
- Michael Nurok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8920-1380)
- Tejal S. Brahmbhatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2208-4690)
- Galinos Barmparas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8309-6797)
- Ryan Raypon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-4428)
- Michael Ben‐Aderet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5847-3124)
- Aricia Shen
- Jonathan D. Grein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4501-883X)
- Meghan Madhusudhan
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.47
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71