Successful reduction of urinary catheter placement for correct and incorrect indications after introduction of a prevention bundle

The prospective before-after quality improvement study was to assess bundle effectiveness to reduce urinary catheter days and prevent associated complications. All patients with preexisting or new urinary catheters in a regional hospital in Switzerland were included. We showed a reduction of cathete...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE Vol. 4; no. 1; p. e71
Main Authors:	Cipriani, Michela, Schlegel, Matthias, Schwark-Bähler, Marianne, Henz, Samuel, Kohler, Philipp, Albrich, Werner C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Cambridge University Press 2024
Subjects:	Catheters Concise Communication Hospitals Intubation Medical instruments Nephrology Nosocomial infections Nursing Patients Urogenital system United States > US Switzerland
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Summary:	The prospective before-after quality improvement study was to assess bundle effectiveness to reduce urinary catheter days and prevent associated complications. All patients with preexisting or new urinary catheters in a regional hospital in Switzerland were included. We showed a reduction of catheter days, incorrect urinary catheter indications, and most strikingly formally correct indications.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Data were presented at the 30th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in 2020 (Poster 9314)
ISSN:	2732-494X 2732-494X
DOI:	10.1017/ash.2024.27