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Brief report| Volume 42, ISSUE 5, P548-550, May 2014

Introducing a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention guide to patient safety (GPS)

  • Sanjay Saint
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    Address correspondence to: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, University of Michigan Medical School, 2800 Plymouth Rd, Bldg 16, Rm 433W, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800.
    Affiliations
    Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

    Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Elissa Gaies
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    Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Karen E. Fowler
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    Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Molly Harrod
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    Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Sarah L. Krein
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    Hospital Outcomes Program of Excellence, Department of Veterans Affairs, Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

    Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI

    Veterans Affairs/University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, MI
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Published:February 26, 2014DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.12.019
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      Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, 1 of the hospital-acquired conditions targeted for reduction by the US government, is challenging to prevent. We therefore developed a self-assessment tool (a catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention guide to patient safety) based on extensive qualitative evaluations. We describe the rationale, features, and utility of such a quality improvement tool.

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      Published online: February 26, 2014

      Footnotes

      This project was supported by a Patient Safety Center of Inquiry award from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety, the National Institute of Nursing Research (5 R01 NR010700 to S.S. and S.L.K.), and an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality contract (No. HHSA2902010000251/HHSA29032001T).

      The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

      Conflict of interest: S.S. has received numerous honoraria and speaking fees from academic medical centers, hospitals, specialty societies, state-based hospital associations, and nonprofit foundations (eg, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Institute for Healthcare Improvement) for lectures about catheter-associated urinary tract infection.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.12.019

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