Successful reduction of urinary catheter placement for correct and incorrect indications after introduction of a prevention bundle

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024 May 2;4(1):e71. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.27. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

The prospective before-after quality improvement study was to assess bundle effectiveness to reduce urinary catheter days and prevent associated complications. All patients with preexisting or new urinary catheters in a regional hospital in Switzerland were included. We showed a reduction of catheter days, incorrect urinary catheter indications, and most strikingly formally correct indications.