Elimination of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in an Adult Neurological Intensive Care Unit

To purchase electronic or print reprints, contact the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656. Phone, (800) 899-1712 or (949) 362-2050 (ext 532); fax, (949) 362-2049; e-mail, reprints@aacn.org. About 3% of patients in whom CAUTIs develop go on to have bacteremia develop, and the mortality rate for CAUTI is 2.8%. With CAUTIs having an incidence of close to 2 million cases per year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have identified CAUTI as a “never event,” limiting reimbursement to acute care hospitals.