The national Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, funded by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, aimed to reduce catheter-associated UTI in intensive
care units (ICUs) and non-ICUs. The main program features were dissemination of
information to sponsor organizations and hospitals, data collection, and guidance on
key technical and socioadaptive factors in the prevention of catheter-associated UTI.
Data on catheter use and catheter-associated UTI rates were collected during three
phases: baseline (3 months), implementation (2 months), and sustainability (12 months).
Multilevel negative binomial models were used to assess changes in catheter use and
catheter-associated UTI rates.