Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Program (original) (raw)

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Program Friday, March 19, 2010 Grand Hall (Hyatt Regency Atlanta) Sameeh Ghazal, MD, MRCPCH , King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Syam Clara Viorica, MD , King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Ahmed Hakawi, MD , King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mercy Joseph, RN, CIC , King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mohamod Mukahal, RN , KFMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Background: More than 1 million patients in USA hospitals acquire a urinary tract infection (UTI), with catheter-associated infections being the most common type. The number of catheter associated UTIs (CA UTI) in KFMC during 2008 was 85 while the number of urinary catheter days was 22.274.The urinary catheter utilization rate was13.06% and the overal hospital rate of CA UTI was 3.82/1000 urinary catheter-days, with large variability between different departments. Objective: To decrease the rate of catheter associated UTI (CA UTI) to less th...