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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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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CQUIN audit for prescription of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in an acute medical assessment unit

"The interventions we introduced appeared to have dramatic results over a short space of time, with an improvement of compliance with the antibiotic guidelines to 100% and also documentation improving to 100% accuracy."
CQUIN audit for prescription of antibiotics for urinary tract infections in an acute medical assessment unit
M Oppenheimer, N Rezwan
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208446.w3374

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Improving the care of children with urinary tract infection

"Instituting the clinical decision proforma and its supporting educational programme was an extremely positive action as it has significantly improved the management of children with UTI at our unit."

Improving the care of children with urinary tract infection: use of a clinical decision proforma
D Leach
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208341.w3300

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