Study: Near Complete CAUTI Elimination for 2-Year ERASE CAUTI Participants

Seven facilities have achieved a 97 percent average reduction in catheter-associated urinary tract infections or a zero percent CAUTI rate after nearly two years of participation in healthcare and surgical product distributor Medline's ERASE CAUTI program.

The seven facilities include:

  • Orange Regional Medical Center (Middletown, N.J.)
  • Onslow Memorial Hospital (Jacksonville, N.C.)
  • Stephens County Hospital (Toccoa, Ga.)
  • Kindred Hospital Albuquerque (N.M.)
  • Harrison Memorial Hospital (Cythiana, Ky.)
  • Wabash (Ind.) County Hospital
  • Memorial Hospital-Converse County (Douglas, Wyo.)

The program includes use of a catheter tray labeled to help nurses adhere specifically to catheter handling guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also includes a checklist for assessing the appropriateness of catheterization for each individual patient.

The average CAUTI rate reduction has been 80 percent in the ERASE CAUTI program, according to a news release.

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