Objective 1 Effectiveness of using chlorhexidine in meatal cleaning prior to catheter insertion | Primary outcome | The number of cases of CA-ASB per 100 catheter days The number of cases of CAUTI per 100 catheter days |
Secondary outcome | The number of BSIs associated with a UTI | |
Objective 2 Cost-effectiveness of the intervention | Primary outcome | Changes in costs relative to health benefits (incremental cost-effectiveness ratio) from adoption of the intervention Changes in costs associated with implementing the intervention relative to the change in QALYs |
BSI, blood stream infection; CA-ASB, catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria; CAUTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection; QALY, quality-adjusted life years; UTI, urinary tract infection.