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Braden score may be associated with time to onset of catheter‐associated urinary tract infection in high‐risk patients: Lessons learned from a root cause analysis tool

Beverly Sturgill, Harsh H. Patolia, Alexis C. Gushiken, Mariana Gomez De La Espriella, Anthony W. Baffoe-Bonnie

American Journal of Infection Control, 2019

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Abstract

&NA; Timely removal of the urinary catheter is an important strategy for decreasing catheter‐associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Data were aggregated from an electronic root cause analysis tool, which is used to collect and guide discussions on patient factors following a CAUTI event at our facility. This identified the Braden Scale score as a possible important predictor of early‐onset CAUTI in high‐risk patients and could potentially be leveraged for early action in urinary catheter removal.

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