Research findings show that rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections have declined dramatically across all types of major adult intensive care units from 1990-2007, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
For their study, researchers pooled and aggregated data that was reported to the CDC through the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (1990-2004) and the National Healthcare Safety Network (2006-2007).
Results showed more than 36,000 symptomatic urinary tract infections and more than 22,000 asymptomatic bacteriuria episodes were reported from 367 facilities representing 1,223 adult ICUs. Adult ICUs include combined medical/surgical (505), medical (212), surgical (224), coronary (173) and cardiothoracic (109) ICUs. All ICU types experienced dramatic UTI reductions (range 19–67 percent) and asymptomatic bacteriuria declines (range 29–72 percent) from 1990-2007.
Researchers did note that cardiothoracic ICU was the only type of ICU that did not experience significant UTI declines from 2000-2007.
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For their study, researchers pooled and aggregated data that was reported to the CDC through the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (1990-2004) and the National Healthcare Safety Network (2006-2007).
Results showed more than 36,000 symptomatic urinary tract infections and more than 22,000 asymptomatic bacteriuria episodes were reported from 367 facilities representing 1,223 adult ICUs. Adult ICUs include combined medical/surgical (505), medical (212), surgical (224), coronary (173) and cardiothoracic (109) ICUs. All ICU types experienced dramatic UTI reductions (range 19–67 percent) and asymptomatic bacteriuria declines (range 29–72 percent) from 1990-2007.
Researchers did note that cardiothoracic ICU was the only type of ICU that did not experience significant UTI declines from 2000-2007.
Read the study about CAUTI.
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