Using Evidence-Based Practices for CAUTI Prevention Abstract Using Evidence-Based Practices for CAUTI Prevention A prominent source of morbidity and death in the United States is healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Infections in the urinary tract (UTI) account for 36% of all HAIs. It is estimated that each HAI infection costs between $750 and $1,000 and that the yearly cost in the United States is between $340 and $450 million. As a patient safety problem, catheter-acquired urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) were added to the “never occurrences” list by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2008. Clostridium difficile infection may be […]