Hospital-acquired urinary tract infections comprise 40% of hospital-acquired infections with over 80% of these hospital-acquired urinary tract infections associated with the use of urinary catheters. The process that was used to establish a new hospital protocol using the "IAIMS" (identifying, assessing, implementing, modifying/maintaining, spread/surveillance) model to reduce the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections is described. The example is intended to serve as a framework for the development of protocols to address other hospital-acquired infections.
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Gokula M, Smolen D, Gaspar PM, Hensley SJ, Benninghoff MC, Smith M Are you the author?
Department of Family Practice, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
Reference: Am J Infect Control. 2012 Mar 21. (Epub ahead of print)
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.013
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PMID: 22440529