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241. Scientific Rationale | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-rationale.html
     September 01, 2013 - Safety and Adverse Events The Burden of Health Care-Associated Infections Health care-associated … patients with HAIs incur large costs, with average direct medical costs of approximately $500-$1,000 per urinary … tract infection and $10,000-$20,000 per surgical site infection, central line-associated bloodstream … Current evidence and expert opinion suggests that 65-70 percent of catheter-related bloodstream and urinary … tract infections may be preventable. 11 Rationale for Universal Decolonization in Intensive Care Units

242. Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - CAUTI and other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities helps long-term care (LTC) facilities reduce catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and improve practices to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs

243. Part Two: Removing the Obstacles to Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/ena-slides/part2.html
     October 01, 2020 - In the critically ill patient, a urinary catheter may indeed be indicated. … Drag Item Drag Item Drop Target Urologic surgery or surgery of the genitourinary tract … Urinary retention/obstruction. Immobilization needed for trauma or surgery. … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009 . … Select all inappropriate reasons for use of an indwelling urinary catheter and select "Submit".

244. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Indications Facilitator Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-indications-notes.docx
     April 01, 2022 - Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and addresses catheter-associated … urinary tract infections, also known as CAUTIs. … , you cannot develop a catheter-associated UTI along with other catheter-associated complications. … increase it as a tripping hazard—the catheter acts as a “one-point restraint” that increases complications associated … 21 This table summarizes the recommendations if the patient has skin issues, such as incontinence-associated

245. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Cultures Educational module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated … urinary tract infection diagnoses, and provide tools to use to appropriately identify when to order

246. Antibiotic-Patient-Safety-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Residents and family members may insist on antibiotics for what they think is a urinary tract infection … tract infection. … A change in appetite is not a symptom of a urinary tract infection and is not a reason to get a urine … As discussed in the presentation “Assessment of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection … Finally, ciprofloxacin is usually not a good choice for empiric treatment of a urinary tract infection

247. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     April 01, 2022 - for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and addresses catheter-associated urinary tract infection, also known … Prolonged catheterization is the number one risk factor for catheter-associated urinary tract infection … for measuring urinary output? … urinary catheter. … urinary catheters.

248. Microbiologic-Specimens-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - prescribing for your residents—and protect your residents from unnecessary antibiotic exposure and associated … He develops a fever with flank pain, and you are concerned about a urinary tract infection. … before collecting a sample for urinary culture. … of symptoms and reduce the risk of a subsequent catheter-associated urinary tract infection. 3. … · Sputum cultures should only be sent on residents whom you are concerned have a lower respiratory tract

249. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among … by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated … to help hospital intensive care units (ICUs) make changes needed to decrease rates of central line-associated … blood stream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).  … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and other HAIs.

250. Comparison Tables for Making Healthcare Safer Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/comparison.html
     June 01, 2025 - Tract Infection Patient and Family Engagement Patient Identification Errors in the Operating Room Radiological … Tract Infection Patient Safety Practices  MHS I (2001) MHS II (2013) MHS III (2020) MHS IV (2023-24) … Prevention of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections Summary of Evidence Summary of Evidence (Not reviewed … ) (Not reviewed) Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use and Other Strategies To Prevent Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infections Summary of Evidence Summary of Evidence (Not reviewed) (Not reviewed) Patient

251. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infections (0.9% vs. 0.1%). … urinary tract Infection 17 5493 0.3 0.2 – 0.5 Clostridioides difficile Infection 45 20132 0.2 … urinary tract infections (0.9% vs. 0.1%). … Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Central line-associated … tract infection (UTI); not catheter-associated 6.

252. Practice General Infection Prevention Skills | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/prevention-skills.html
     March 01, 2017 - transmission-based precautions, including how contact precautions prevent the spread of healthcare-associated … strategies to engage facility staff in using evidence-based practices to prevent HAIs, including catheter-associated … urinary tract infections.

253. Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/facil-guide/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module2-speaker-notes.html
     February 01, 2023 - Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting … Slide 1 Say: In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the … causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as … The nurse also notices that the patient’s urinary catheter isn’t secured to her leg. … Next, the nurse empties the urinary catheter bag.

254. Remember T.E.A.M.S. to Improve Safety Culture (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/improve/teams-infographic.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Review cases of resident safety issues (e.g., catheter-associated urinary tract infections) each month

255. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - With Digoxin MPSMS ADE Associated With Hypoglycemic Agents MPSMS ADE Associated With … MPSMS ADE Associated With Warfarin CAUTI MPSMS Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … 0.77 ADE ADE Associated With IV Heparin 10.22 20.59 0.50 ADE ADE Associated … Venous Catheters 1.44 2.24 0.64 CAUTI Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 18.80 … Urinary Tract Infections 401,139 32,750,000 12.249 CLABSI MPSMS Blood Stream Infections

256. Engage Residents and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Provides resources to train local ombudsmen to educate and engage residents and families in catheter-associated … urinary tract infection and other infection prevention efforts.

257. Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/cauti-hospitals/index.html
     March 01, 2018 - Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals The Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary … Tract Infections (CAUTI) in Hospitals helps hospitals prevent CAUTI in patients and improve safety culture … create or enhance a culture of patient safety can significantly decrease rates of CAUTI and other risks associated

258. Improving Teamwork and Communication | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/safety/teamwork.html
     June 01, 2021 - Members About Antibiotics  (PDF, 216.3 KB KB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Urinary … Tract Infections  (PDF, 115 KB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Respiratory … Tract Infections  (PDF, 117.3 KB) Poster – DESC Technique  (PDF, 257.7 KB)   The link below … Suspected Urinary Tract Infection SBAR Tool (PDF)

259. Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-proc-related-catheter-use-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - change behavior regarding catheter use Slide 3 Epidemiology UTI: Common healthcare-associated … selected procedures: Urologic surgery or other surgery on contiguous structures of genitourinary tract … a urinary catheter Outcome Number of Studies Risk Ratio (95% CI) Urinary retention … contract, “National Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), project number HHSA290201000025I/HHSA29032001T, Task Order #1.”

260. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022: Preliminary Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report-nov-rev.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - urinary tract Infection 17 5493 0.3 0.2 – 0.5 Clostridioides difficile Infection 45 20132 0.2 … urinary tract Infection 10 4211 0.2 0.1 – 0.4 Clostridioides difficile Infection 59 23323 0.3 0.2 … urinary tract infections (0.9% vs. 0.1%). … Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Central line-associated … tract infection (UTI); not catheter-associated 6.