Showing posts with label reducing infection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reducing infection. Show all posts

Monday, 21 September 2015

Development and Implementation of a Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection 'Toolkit'

"This quality improvement project saw the development, testing and introduction within NHS Tayside of an evidenced based bundle of care. This was to standardise and drive quality care delivery for the insertion and maintenance of urethral urinary catheters with the intention of reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections in our patients." 

Development and Implementation of a Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) 'Toolkit'
M Tatham, G Macfarlane, M MacRae, V Tully, K Craig
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u205441.w3668

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Thursday, 25 June 2015

How-to Guide: Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

"This How-to Guide describes key evidence-based care components for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections, describes how to implement these interventions, and recommends measures to gauge improvement."

How-to Guide: Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
2011

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