Nursing Practice Innovation (Dr Purvis), Nursing Quality and Safety (Ms Marver), Infection Control Department (Mr Marx), and Nursing and Patient Care Services (Dr Rees), UW Health, Madison, Wisconsin; Departments Infectious Diseases and Medicine, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin (Ms Knobloch and Dr Safdar); the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Health, Madison, Wisconsin (Ms Knobloch and Drs Safdar and Shirley); and Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Service Line, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (Dr Kennedy).
Published: October 2017
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Article Abstract
Leadership engagement is an important aspect of integrating best practices at the bedside. The catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention workgroup at our academic medical center implemented leadership rounding in partnership with clinical staff to increase participation in CAUTI prevention initiatives on inpatient units. There was an associated decrease in urinary catheter utilization and CAUTI rates. Implementation of leadership rounds should be considered as a part of comprehensive CAUTI prevention efforts in health care settings.
Implantable medical devices have played a significant role in improving both medical care and patients' quality of life. Urinary Catheters (UCs) are commonly utilized as a substitute for bladder drainage and urine collection to prevent urinary retention in patients. However, bacterial colonization and biofilm formation on the catheter surface are prone to occur, leading to catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and other complications.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) are a global health burden. Moreover, the friction during urinary catheter placement also induces pain in patients. Therefore, there is a pressing need to develop effective antibacterial and lubricative coatings on the surface of urinary catheter.
Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Bacon) and Clinical Professor (Dr McCoy), UNC Greensboro School of Nursing; Director (Dr Jenkins), Nursing Research, Cone Health; and Graduate Research Assistant (Gontarz) and Clinical Associate Professor (Mittal), UNC Greensboro School of Nursing, North Carolina.
Background: Urinary catheterization is considered as one of the most common, frequently performed and basic skill in patient care while catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in the most common nosocomial infection. Catheter material plays an important part in terms of infection and bacterial colonization. With this study, we aim to compare the rate of bacterial colonization in two most commonly used catheter type; Latex and Silicone indwelling catheters in males with acute urinary retention.
Objectives: Do weekly prophylactic saline or acidic catheter washouts in addition to standard long-term catheter (LTC) care improve the outcomes of adults with LTC compared with standard LTC care only.
