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Background
The pediatric catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention team
was formed in August 2015 to address a patient safety need. CAUTI rates, specifically
in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), was consistently above national benchmarks,
resulting in unnecessary harm to patients.
Methods
The CAUTI prevention team is a multidisciplinary team made up of bedside staff, physicians,
and specialists. The team discusses metrics, bundle compliance and new products, and
makes recommendations for Foley use and care. Education is provided regularly to bedside
staff and physicians, with real time notification of CAUTI events. Since the development
in 2015, the team has been able to move from general CAUTI education to specific and
targeted reduction tactics. The team provides real-time notification to bedside staff
to discuss Foleys in place greater than 2 days in order to facilitate removal. The
team also provides weekly personalized utilization rates to ICU physicians for their
own trending. Additionally, the team has expanded standardized patient bathing across
the hospital, and developed tools for decreased discomfort and anxiety during catheterization
processes.
Results
Since the team was formed in 2015, sustained improvement has been seen in CAUTI reduction
with a 56% decrease hospital-wide and a 67% decrease specifically in the pediatric
intensive care unit (PICU). Additionally, a process shift for Foley utilization in
the PICU was seen in August 2016, and has been sustained to date. Prior to committee
formation, Foley utilization was as high as 30%. In the last quarter, utilization
averaged 10%, a 66% decrease.
Conclusions
The team has established, and more importantly sustained, standards for Foley use
and care that have had significant impact on CAUTI rates in our hospital, preventing
our patients from harm.
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