Catheter-associated urinary tract infection reduction in a pediatric safety engagement network. | PSNet

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection reduction in a pediatric safety engagement network. | PSNet

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection reduction in a pediatric safety engagement network

Foster CB, Ackerman K, Hupertz V, et al. Pediatrics. 2020

This article describes the implementation and results of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention efforts by a large network of children’s hospitals between 2011 and 2017. Prevention efforts included catheter insertion and maintenance bundles. After implementation of the bundles, CAUTI rates across the network decreased by 61.6%.