Feasibility of audit and feedback to reduce postoperative urinary catheter duration

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Wald, Heidi L ^a,b   Kramer, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Quality assurance; Urinary catheterization; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARD; TIME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80054795010     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.846     Document Type: Article

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