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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cho, Hyung J., MD
• Khalil, Steve, MD
• Poeran, Jashvant, MD, PhD
• Mazumdar, Madhu, PhD
• Bravo, Nathaniel, MA, CIC
• Wallach, Fran, MD
• Markoff, Brian, MD
• Lee, Nathan, BS
• Dunn, Andrew S., MD, MPH

Titel

“Lose the Tube”: A Choosing Wisely initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalist-led inpatient units

Ist Teil von

• American journal of infection control, 2017-03, Vol.45 (3), p.333-335

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

ScienceDirect

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Highlights • A multifaceted intervention to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections is described. • The intervention entailed an electronic health record tool to identify urinary catheter use, daily interdisciplinary round queries on catheter necessity to clinicians, and provider education. • Mean catheter days, catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates, and cost were reduced.