Abstract
In a survey of acute care hospitals across the United States, we found that many hospitals use indwelling urinary catheters for reasons that are not medically necessary (eg, urinary incontinence without outlet obstruction and patient/family requests). Our findings highlight an opportunity to reduce unnecessary catheter use through promoting awareness of appropriate use.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S96-S98 |
Journal | Infection control and hospital epidemiology |
Volume | 35 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases