Point-of-Care Sensors and Medical Internet-of-Things Technologies to Manage Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Intensive Care Unit.

This article examines the current technologies used with indwelling urinary catheters to monitor potential catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in the intensive care unit. Advancements in medical internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, and machine learning technologies can enable remote monitoring, improving working conditions for critical care nurses, alleviating increasing workloads, reducing direct health care costs, and paving the way for predictive analytics to lower CAUTI rates. The most effective approach to preventing CAUTIs is implementing technologies that facilitate for the early removal of indwelling urinary catheters from patients.