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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-j.html
October 01, 2015 - About half of patients with a urinary catheter do not have a valid indication for placement.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/abraham-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - to 17.5%/year on
combination therapy among patients ≥ 75 years, regardless of the cardiovascular indication … The safety of different antithrombotic strategies
among patients with >1 indication for antithrombotic … to
17.5%/year on combination therapy among patients ≥ 75 years, regardless of the
cardiovascular indication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module-1-slides.pptx
September 01, 2015 - per year1
75% are urinary catheter-associated2
Almost 50% with a urinary catheter don’t have a valid indication … 18
Methods for Mitigating Risk
Limit duration of catheter use
Device rounds
Daily assessment of indication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0192-technicalspecs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - diagnosed with simple febrile seizure who are
evaluated with imaging of the head (CT or MRI) without indication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-transcript.doc
September 10, 2013 - ulcer on his sacrum and the physician decided to remove the catheter because there was no apparent indication … that’s above the age of 80, of those that had a catheter, half of them did not have an appropriate indication … Elderly, again, are very susceptible to have the catheter placed without an appropriate indication, those … You want to avoid it if there’s no indication and we want to get it out as soon as it’s no longer needed … Patient preference is not an indication for catheterization.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - What was the HICPAC approved indication for urinary catheter placement for him? Okay. Yes. … There was no indication. … It means that every catheter that is placed has an indication. … Once that indication is over, it is immediately removed. … You can have order sets to ensure that any urinary catheter that is inserted had an indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/sustaining-change-transcript.docx
April 14, 2015 - What was the HICPAC approved indication for urinary catheter placement for him? Okay. Yes. … There was no indication. … It means that every catheter that is placed has an indication. … Once that indication is over, it is immediately removed. … You can have order sets to ensure that any urinary catheter that is inserted had an indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool_safe-oxytocin.docx
May 01, 2017 - Verifying and documenting indication for use
· Verify and document absence of contraindications for … Contraindications include—
· gestational age less than 39 completed weeks without medication indication … capable of performing a cesarean delivery is readily available.
· Verify and document evidence of medical indication … · For inductions that are scheduled for women at greater than 39 completed weeks without a medical indication … twofold increased risk of cesarean delivery.1 The risk and benefits of induction will vary based on indication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-inthe_ED_transcript.docx
June 02, 2015 - First of all, as always, we first have to make sure that there's an appropriate indication for catheterization … Let us make sure that your patient has an appropriate indication for catheterization. … We've already talked about having an appropriate indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - First of all, as always, we first have to make sure that there's an appropriate indication for catheterization … Let us make sure that your patient has an appropriate indication for catheterization. … We've already talked about having an appropriate indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-practices-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - First of all, as always, we first have to make sure that there's an appropriate indication for catheterization … Let us make sure that your patient has an appropriate indication for catheterization. … We've already talked about having an appropriate indication.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/aseptic-catheter-insertion-practices-ed.pptx
June 02, 2025 - 4
Lack of Knowledge:
Strategies to Overcome
First, always make sure that there is an appropriate indication
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - or obstruction
Slide 15
Appropriate Indications
Catheter is inserted for appropriate indication … Slide 29
Conclusion
Urinary catheters should only be inserted if there is an appropriate indication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/cauti-learning-from-defects-revised.docx
April 01, 2022 - Yes No Uncertain
If yes, list indication:
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/clabsi-learning-from-defects_revised.docx
April 01, 2022 - Upper extremity
Other: _____________
What is the indication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions_2.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Reducing UC-associated risk includes using the catheter only for an appropriate indication,
and removing … This
is an indication when there is concern that urinary incontinence is leading to
worsening skin integrity … It is important to clearly identify what is considered to be an indication for
fluid monitoring in a … If the patient has an appropriate
indication for UC use, an indwelling UC is placed under aseptic conditions … Emergency room staff education and use of a urinary
catheter indication sheet improves appropriate use
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Reducing UC-associated risk includes using the catheter only for an appropriate indication,
and removing … This
is an indication when there is concern that urinary incontinence is leading to
worsening skin integrity … It is important to clearly identify what is considered to be an indication for
fluid monitoring in a … If the patient has an appropriate
indication for UC use, an indwelling UC is placed under aseptic conditions … Emergency room staff education and use of a urinary
catheter indication sheet improves appropriate use
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions.pdf
September 01, 2015 - Reducing UC-associated risk includes using the catheter only for an appropriate indication,
and removing … This
is an indication when there is concern that urinary incontinence is leading to
worsening skin integrity … It is important to clearly identify what is considered to be an indication for
fluid monitoring in a … If the patient has an appropriate
indication for UC use, an indwelling UC is placed under aseptic conditions … Emergency room staff education and use of a urinary
catheter indication sheet improves appropriate use
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - ulcer on his sacrum and the physician decided to remove the catheter because there was no apparent indication … that’s above the age of 80, of those that had a catheter, half of them did not have an appropriate indication … Elderly, again, are very susceptible to have the catheter placed without an appropriate indication, those … You want to avoid it if there’s no indication and we want to get it out as soon as it’s no longer needed … Patient preference is not an indication for catheterization.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/anticoagulants-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Table 1: Summary of Study Setting, Indication, Anticoagulant, Protocol Tested, and Outcomes
Author, … Year
Setting,
Study Design,
Sample Size
Indication,
Anticoagulant(s)
Protocol or
Nomogram … if they were empirical studies of an intervention specific to anticoagulants of any
class for any indication … met the inclusion criteria are characterized in terms of their setting, study design,
sample size, indication … Age
greater than 75 years (35%)
and off-label indication (5%)
were the most common
reasons for not