De.2. Brief description of measure Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) of healthcare-associated, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) will be calculated among patients in the following patient care locations: • Intensive Care Units (ICUs) (excluding patients in neonatal ICUs [NICUs: Level II/III and Level III nurseries]) • Specialty Care Areas (SCAs) - adult and pediatric: long term acute care, bone marrow transplant, acute dialysis, hematology/oncology, and solid organ transplant locations • other inpatient locations (excluding Level I and Level II nurseries). Data from these locations are reported from acute care general hospitals (including specialty hospitals), freestanding long term acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, and behavioral health hospitals. Only locations where patients reside overnight are included, i.e., inpatient locations.
Total number of observed healthcare-associated CAUTI among inpatients in ICUs (excluding patients in NICUs), SCAs, and other inpatient locations (excluding Level I and Level II nurseries).
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
Total number of expected CAUTIs, which is calculated by multiplying the number of urinary catheter days for each location under surveillance for CAUTI during the period by the CAUTI rate for the same types of locations obtained from the standard population. These expected numbers are summed across locations and used as the denominator of this measure (see also 2a.8).
Exclusions
Exclusions
Non-indwelling catheters by NHSN definitions: 1.Suprapubic catheters 2.Condom catheters 3.“In and out” catheterizations
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Endorsed National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Patient Safety
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