Surgical teams reduce urinary tract infection rate by focusing on catheter use in the OR

(American College of Surgeons) Surgical teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, are decreasing the rate of urinary tract infection in their institution by paying scrupulous attention to the use of catheters before and immediately after operations. Their efforts are believed to be among the first reported in the country to target UTI prevention in the operating room by decreasing catheter utilization.