Reduce CAUTI in Your Facility
An estimated 13,000 deaths are associated with Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) each year—the most common type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI). Most are preventable.
Complications associated with CAUTI include
- increased length of stay,
- patient discomfort
- excess healthcare costs and
- death.
On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI is an evidence-based, culture change tool that can help reduce the occurrences of CAUTI in your facility.
Communication aids help you create action plans, checklists and data trends that will help your facility stay on track with prevention efforts. There are also printable materials, toolkits and training models.
Also provided are examples of protocols used in other hospitals that can be helpful in designing your own. Websites like the University of Michigan’s CatheterOut.org are linked and include data collection tools, floor protocols, a CAUTI Cost Calculator and a Guide to Patient Safety (GPS) tool.
Learn more about On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI.
Learn how atom Alliance works with hospitals to prevent CAUTI and other HAIs.
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