The effect of an infection control checklist on the incidence of CAUTI in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Microbiology - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim: This prospective study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of an infection control checklist on the incidence of CAUTI in the medical ICU of a tertiary care hospital. Materials and Methods: CAUTI was defined according to CDC guidelines.Patients catheterized in the MICU who developed fever 48 hours after catheter insertion were included in the study.The rate of CAUTI in the MICU was calculated from January 2016 to June 2016.In July 2016 health care workers were trained and CAUTI control checklist was implemented.Hand hygiene was assessed.Then the rate of CAUTI was noted again from August 2016 to January 2017 and the change in infection rate was calculated. Observation and Results: The rate of CAUTI dropped from 9.45/1000 catheter days in the first 6 months to 4.67 /1000 catheter days in the next 6 months following intervention.The result was statistically significant (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study shows that simple measures like hand hygiene,training of health care workers and implementation of catheter care checklists are effective in controlling CAUTI rates.Similar checklists can be used to reduce the rate of other device associated infections.
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L Mukhopadhyay, Kagal A, R Bharadwaj
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