Use of portable bladder scanners to reduce risk of catheter-acquired urinary tract infection
Clinical champion: Catherine Stoddart, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Objectives:
- Reduce catheter-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
- Reduce risk of urethral trauma to patients
- Prevent unnecessary urinary catheterisation using portable bladder ultrasound scanners
- Raise awareness and risk of urethral trauma associate with CAUTI
- Spread best practice across our region
Partners:
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust