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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/discuss-concerns.html
June 01, 2021 - help residents and family members requesting antibiotics understand that there are potential risks associated … Members About Antibiotics (PDF, 216.3 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)
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/home-health-staff-perspectives-infection-prevention-and-control-implications-coronavirus
October 28, 2020 - October 28, 2020
Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection … April 28, 2021
Safety climate associated with adverse events in nursing homes: a national … November 30, 2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/whento-order/urine-cultures.pptx
March 01, 2017 - Infections (or HAIs) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (or CAUTI). … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) reporting and resident harms
Determine when (or not) to order urine … urinary tract infection. … Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance. http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/PDFs
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-090914.pptx
January 01, 2014 - source
Patients with Urinary Catheters…
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Catheter associated bacteriuria often misdiagnosed as … tract: <4% of patients with bacteriuria
Infectious Complications + Catheter
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MDRO: multidrug resistant … Clostridium difficile Infection
Upper urinary tract involvement
MDRO transmission
MDRO related … 21
Urinary catheter use is associated with isolation of MDROs
This is seen at acute care hospital, LTACH … Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), project number HHSA290201000025I/HHSA29032001T, Task Order #1.”
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/explaining-michigan-developing-ex-post-theory-quality-improvement-program
April 04, 2011 - Related Resources
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated … bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent … November 7, 2018
A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in … December 29, 2014
Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in … September 20, 2011
Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-hospital-acquired-infections-national-survey-practices-reported-us-hospitals-2005
July 03, 2014 - July 3, 2014
The importance of leadership in preventing healthcare–associated infection … January 4, 2017
Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … April 5, 2017
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Related Resources
Health care-associated … August 21, 2013
Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary … tract infection: a statewide analysis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41367/psn-pdf
May 09, 2012 - initiative seeks to reduce four key sources of harm in hospitals: pressure ulcers, falls, catheter-
associated … urinary tract infections, and vascular thrombotic events.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/reducing-urinary-catheter-use-ed-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Slide Presentation
Slide … 1
Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department
Margarita E. … Slide 2
Learning Objectives
Explain how to establish guidelines for urinary catheter placement … 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.”
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853072/psn-pdf
September 01, 2014 - guideline builds on previous work and summarizes strategies to
prevent common HAIs (i.e., catheter-associated … urinary tract infections, Clostridium difficile infections,
surgical site infections, central line-associated … bloodstream infections, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus infections, and ventilator-associated … compendium-strategies-prevent-hais-acute-care-hospitals-2014
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837152/psn-pdf
May 18, 2022 - issue/ahrq-safety-program-intensive-care-units-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-final-
report
Central line associated … bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections
(CAUTIs) are a persistent … ahrq-safety-program-intensive-care-units-preventing-clabsi-and-cauti-final-report
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-health-care-associated-infections-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73296/psn-pdf
May 19, 2021 - ahrq-safety-program-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-prevention-request-proposal
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eight-years-decreased-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-health-care-associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/renal-failure-due-benign-prostatic-hyperplasia
February 01, 2004 - Garnick, MD
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occur in … Men with rapidly worsening lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia should … Evaluation and treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in older men. … Newer Medications for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributed to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Review … Surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia: AUA Guideline
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-health-care-quality-and-patient-safety-through-peer-peer-assessment-demonstration
March 14, 2018 - Each center examined its peer's prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI … May 22, 2019
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract … Evaluation of an evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated … urinary tract infections in intensive care units. … November 17, 2010
Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sensemaking-patient-safety-risks-and-hazards
March 03, 2011 - November 16, 2022
A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary … tract infection in nursing home residents. … July 1, 2015
A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-work-hour-reduction-residents-lives-systematic-review
March 02, 2011 - March 2, 2011
Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary … tract infection: a statewide analysis. … March 15, 2017
A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary … tract infection in nursing home residents.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-effects-resident-work-hours-patient-safety
February 03, 2011 - February 3, 2011
Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary … tract infection: a statewide analysis. … March 15, 2017
A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary … tract infection in nursing home residents.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49523/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - tract infection. … tract
infection. … Clean, intermittent self-catheterization in the treatment of
urinary tract disease. … Decreasing urinary tract infections through staff development, outcomes, and nursing process. … Role of biofilm in catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section1.html
October 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections
Preamble and Summary … The devices addressed include central and peripheral venous catheters, urinary catheters, and ventilators … Although the toolkit provides a frame to “optimize venous catheter, urinary catheter, and ventilator … The average use of urinary catheters (UCs) in adults varies between 50 and 80 percent of ICU patients … bloodstream infection (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), and ventilator-associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50908/psn-pdf
February 19, 2020 - infection control program characteristics and organizational practices to prevent common
healthcare-associated … e.g. employee perceptions of feeling safe to speak up, ask for help, or provide
feedback), which was associated … with increased odds of using some recommended practices for
preventing catheter-associated urinary … tract infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. … -2005-2013
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
December 01, 2014 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20445181
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Apisarnthanarak … Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009. … Effect of education and performance feedback on rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection … A multicenter qualitative study on preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in U.S. hospitals … Identification of hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections from Medicare claims