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 |
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
- CAUTI is part of the ICD10 collection with code T83.5 Iatrogenic, infection, urinary catheter under the Acquired Diagnosis / Complication .
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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