Urine culture at removal of indwelling catheter after elective gynecologic surgery: Is it necessary?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1003-1004

  Horowitz, Eran ^a   Dekel, Arie ^b   Yogev, Yariv ^b   Feldberg, Dov ^b   Rabinerson, David ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gynecologic surgery; Indwelling catheter; Urine culture

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

BACTERIURIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 4944231792     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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