ICU Acquired Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) rate

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Number of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) cases per 1000 ICU patient days

Indicators
Indicator: ICU Acquired Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) rate
Created/Raw: created
Program: Critical Care
Start Date: 2019-01-01
End Date:
Reports: Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report, WRHA ICU Hospital-Acquired Conditions


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Used in aggregate form as "per location" and/or "per timeframe", e.g. by month/quarter/year x Ward/Unit x Hospital

QI domain

  • Safe

Significance

CAUTI is a hospital acquired complication that is associated with poor patient outcomes and has multiple strategies to prevent its occurrence.

Sampling Plan / Procedure

100 % of all patients will be monitored for acquired urinary catheter infection.

Inclusion Criteria

All

Exclusion Criteria

None

Frequency

  • Recording the date the CAUTI occurred.
  • Time Reference is calendar month, quarter or year.

Definition and Derivation

Number of CAUTI cases per 1000 ICU patient days

Numerator

Number of new ICU CAUTI acquired cases

Denominator

Total Patient Days from Bed occupancy Definition1

Data Sources

SAS Program

  • The SAS program to get the CAUTI is X:\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\Pre_ICD10_AcqDx.sas
  • The SAS program to get the LOS is X:\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\logphi.sas and (datetimes.sas or datetime_short.sas )

Report Users

Critical Care Directors, Critical Care Unit Managers and WRHA Outcome Improvement Team Committee

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