Poster 33: Implementation of an Ultrasonic Bladder Scanning Protocol for Assessment and Management of Urinary Retention is Associated With a Reduction in Urinary Tract Infections in an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a hospital-wide ultrasonic bladder scanning protocol on reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs). Design: Intervention study (pre-post design). Setting: 50-bed academic acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Participants: Adult patients for whom assessment of postvoid residual urine volume was clinically indicated. Intervention: Implementation of a bladder scanning protocol for the evaluation and management of urinary retention.