Complications of Foley catheters - Is infection the greatest risk?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1662-1666

  Leuck, Anne Marie ^a,b   Wright, Deborah ^a   Ellingson, Leann ^a   Kraemer, Linda ^a   Kuskowski, Michael A ^a   Johnson, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cross infection; quality improvement; urinary catheterization; urinary tract infections; wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLADDER PERFORATION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CYSTOSCOPY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; BACTERIURIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84862799644     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.12.113     Document Type: Article

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