Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Frontline staff often underestimate CAUTI risk because infections may appear after discharge. Nationwide quality initiatives targeting CAUTI reduction can create momentum for organisational change. CAUTI is the major safety concern associa…
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Frontline staff often underestimate CAUTI risk because infections may appear after discharge. Nationwide quality initiatives targeting CAUTI reduction can create momentum for organisational change. CAUTI is the major safety concern associated with unnecessary indwelling urinary catheter use. CAUTIs are associated with morbidity, longer hospitalisation, higher costs, antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, and death.