Reducing use of indwelling urinary catheters and associated urinary tract infections

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 535-541

  Elpern, Ellen H ^a   Killeen, Kathryn ^a   Ketchem, Alice ^a   Wiley, Amanda ^a   Patel, Gourang ^a   Lateef, Omar ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049087191     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009938     Document Type: Article

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