Timely removal of the urinary catheter is an important strategy for decreasing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Data were aggregated from an electronic root cause analysis tool, which is used to collect and guide discussions on patient factors following a CAUTI event at our facility. This identified the Braden Scale score as a possible important predictor of early-onset CAUTI in high-risk patients and could potentially be leveraged for early action in urinary catheter removal.
American journal of infection control. 2018 Nov 17 [Epub ahead of print]
Beverly Sturgill, Harsh Patolia, Alexis Guskiken, Mariana Gomez Dela Espriella, Anthony W Baffoe-Bonnie
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA; Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA., Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA., Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA; Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA. Electronic address: .