Reducing unnecessary urinary Catheter use and other strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection: An integrative review

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 277-289

  Meddings, Jennifer ^a   Rogers, Mary A M ^a   Krein, Sarah L ^a,b   Fakih, Mohamad G ^c   Olmsted, Russell N ^d   Saint, Sanjay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATHETER; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLOSED DRAINAGE; CONDOM CATHETER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOL USE; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 84896496134     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001774     Document Type: Review

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