Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) of healthcare-associated, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTI) will be calculated among patients in bedded inpatient care locations, except level II or level III neonatal intensive care units (NICU). This includes acute care general hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, oncology hospitals, and behavior health hospitals.
Total number of observed healthcare-associated CAUTI among patients in bedded inpatient care locations (excluding patients in Level II or III neonatal ICUs).
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Total number of predicted healthcare-associated CAUTI among inpatient care locations under surveillance for CAUTI during the data period, based on the national CAUTI baseline Data is calculated using the facility’s number of catheter days and the following significant risk factors:
• Acute Care Hospitals: CDC Location, Facility bed size, Medical school affiliation, and Facility type • Critical Access Hospitals: Medical school affiliation • Long-Term Acute Hospitals: Average length of stay, Setting type, and Location type • Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: Setting type, Proportion of admissions with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction, Proportion of admissions with stroke
Exclusions
Exclusions
The following are not considered indwelling catheters by NHSN definitions: 1.Suprapubic catheters 2.Condom catheters 3.“In and out” catheterizations 4. Nephrostomy tubes Note, that if a patient has either a nephrostomy tube or a suprapubic catheter and also has an indwelling urinary catheter, the indwelling urinary catheter will be included in the CAUTI surveillance.
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