Table 2.
Characteristics and outcomes of peer-reviewed published manuscripts included in meta-analyses
| 1st Author, Year | Design | Setting | Study Population | No. of Patients | FEUWD Used | Other CAUTI Prevention Strategies | Indwelling CAUTI Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeson, 2023 20 | Pre-post | Critical, progressive care units | Female inpatients requiring UIM, ≥ 18 | NR | PrimaFit | Nurse-empowered IUC removal | Decreased |
| Eckert, 2020 22 | Pre-post | ICU, telemetry, med-surg, orthopedic-neurology, acute rehabilitation inpatient units | Female inpatients requiring UIM | NR | PureWick | CAUTI reduction initiative, auditing bundle adherence* | Decreased |
| Jasperse, 2022 23 | Pre-post | Internal medicine, family medicine, neurology units | Female patients, ≥ 18 | 848 (292 received intervention) | PureWick | NS | Increased |
| Lem, 2022 25 | Pre-post | General surgery or another surgical subspecialty | Female patients, ≥ 18 | 906 (127 received intervention) | PureWick | IUC reduction initiative † | Increased |
| Noval, 2022 26 | Pre-post | ICU (medical, surgical, neurocritical, cardiac surgery) | Female ICU patients | 4,640 patient encounters (∼771 received intervention) | PureWick | NS | Decreased |
| Rearigh, 2021 27 | Pre-post | Hospital-wide (medical and surgical services) | Female inpatients | 2,347 received intervention | PureWick | CAUTI reduction initiative* | Decreased‡ |
| Zavodnick, 2020 35 | Pre-post | ICU | Female ICU patients, ≥ 18 | NR | PureWick | Nurse-empowered IUC removal | Decreased‡ |
Author indicated the use of simultaneous CAUTI reduction initiatives, such as CAUTI bundles or QI projects, but did not provide a specific explanation of included components.
Author indicated the use of simultaneous IUC reduction initiatives but did not provide a specific explanation of included components (e.g., IUC indication restrictions, reminders, or stop orders).
Incidence rate ratios were calculated using only female patient-days. Many studies did not stratify patient-days by sex and were only able to calculate rate ratios using total (male and female) patient-days.
FEUWD, female external urine wicking device; UIM, urinary management; NR, not reported; NS, not specified.