Sustainability of a program to reduce unnecessary urethral catheter use at a Veterans Affairs hospital

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Dec;42(12):1497-1499. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1408. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Abstract

We assessed the long-term sustainability of a quality improvement intervention to reduce urethral catheter use at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. During the 8 years after the initial intervention, point-prevalence surveillance showed that urethral catheter use continued to decrease (OR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.86-0.97; P = .003) and that appropriateness of catheter use remained unchanged.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Hospitals, Veterans
  • Humans
  • Quality Improvement
  • United States
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Urinary Catheters*
  • Veterans*