Toward eliminating catheter-associated urinary tract infections in an academic health center

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 280-285

  Kachare, Swapnil D ^a,b   Sanders, Cheri ^b   Myatt, Kimberly ^b   Fitzgerald, Timothy L ^a,b   Zervos, Emmanuel E ^a,b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIDANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CAUTI; Foley catheter; Reinsertion; Thoracic epidural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLEY BALLOON CATHETER; HAND WASHING; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETREATMENT; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HAND HYGIENE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84912079308     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.07.045     Document Type: Article

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