Using quality improvement methods to prevent catheter-associated UTI

摘要

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is considered to be resonably preventable and there is an abundance of published guidance, all of which details similar CAUTI-prevention strategies, Many strategies and methods have been applied to reduce CAUTI; this article describes a quality improvement (QI) approach to the implementation of CAUTI prevention strategies, which can provide better patient experience and outcomes for patients.