A multimodal intervention to reduce urinary catheter use and associated infection at a veterans affairs medical center

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 631-633

  Miller, Brady L ^a,b   Krein, Sarah L ^a,b,c   Fowler, Karen E ^b,c   Belanger, Karen ^b,c   Zawol, Debbie ^b,c   Lyons, Amy ^c   Bye, Crystal ^c   Rickelmann, Mary Ann ^c   Smith, Joellyn ^b,c   Chenoweth, Carol ^a   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; STUDY DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VETERAN;

HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY CATHETERS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84877639608     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670624     Document Type: Article

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