Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2024)

Successful reduction of urinary catheter placement for correct and incorrect indications after introduction of a prevention bundle

  • Michela Cipriani,
  • Matthias Schlegel,
  • Marianne Schwark-Bähler,
  • Samuel Henz,
  • Philipp Kohler,
  • Werner C. Albrich

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.27
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4

Abstract

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The prospective before-after quality improvement study was to assess bundle effectiveness to reduce urinary catheter days and prevent associated complications. All patients with preexisting or new urinary catheters in a regional hospital in Switzerland were included. We showed a reduction of catheter days, incorrect urinary catheter indications, and most strikingly formally correct indications.