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A Multimodal Intervention to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use and Associated Infection at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Brady L. Miller ,
Sarah L. Krein ,
Karen E. Fowler ,
Karen Belanger ,
Debbie Zawol ,
Crystal Bye ,
Mary Ann Rickelmann ,
JoEllyn Smith ,
Carol Chenoweth  and
Sanjay Saint
Brady L. Miller*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) Initiative, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah L. Krein
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) Initiative, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Karen E. Fowler
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) Initiative, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Karen Belanger
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) Initiative, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Debbie Zawol
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Crystal Bye
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mary Ann Rickelmann
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
JoEllyn Smith
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) Initiative, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Carol Chenoweth
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sanjay Saint
Affiliation:
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence (HOPE) Initiative, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Health Services Research and Development, Center for Clinical Management Research (152), 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 ([email protected])
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Abstract

We assessed the impact of a quality improvement intervention to reduce urinary catheter use and associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) at a single hospital. After implementation, UTIs were reduced by 39% (P = .04). Additionally, we observed a slight decrease in catheter use and the number of catheters without an appropriate indication.

Type
Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , June 2013 , pp. 631 - 633
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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