IUCA Widely, O Inappropriately—Used, BOFI … - Annals of Internal … - Am Coll Physicians More than four decades ago, Dr. Paul Beeson persua- sively argued against routine use of indwelling
uri- nary catheters in hospitalized patients, making the “case against the catheter” (1). He
urged, “The decision to use this instrument should be made with the knowledge that it ... Related articles - All 3 versions
S Saint, J Wiese, JK Amory, ML Bernstein, UD Patel … - The American journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier PURPOSE: Although infections associated with indwelling urinary catheters are common,
costly, and morbid, the use of these catheters is unnecessary in more than one-third of
patients. We sought to assess whether attending physicians, medical residents, and ... Cited by 67 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
S Saint, SR Kaufman, M Thompson, MAM … - … Journal on Quality …, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com A pproximately 100 million indwelling urethral catheters are sold worldwide each year, with 24
million of these catheters sold annually in the United States. 1 Despite the importance of catheters
in the care of some patients, numerous studies have been pub- lished questioning their ... Cited by 32 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
EENEIY TROPICALES - cybertesis.edu.pe RESULTADOS: Durante el período Abril del 2001 a junio del 2002 se captaron 344 pacientes
de los cuales 249 completaron el estudio, de ellos 137(55%) fueron de sexo masculino. La edad
promedio fue de 70.93+-15.49 años. La diferencia de edades entre hombre y mujeres no ... Related articles - Cached - All 2 versions
- ►washington.edu [PDF] PB Cornia, JK Amory, S Fraser, S Saint, BA Lipsky - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier U p to 25% of hospitalized patients will have an indwelling urinary catheter inserted [1]. While
most of these catheters are required for optimal patient care, about one in five is unnecessary
[2]. Catheter-related urinary tract infections are the leading cause of nosocomial infection. ... Cited by 48 - Related articles - All 17 versions
HL Wald, AM Kramer - JAMA, 2007 - Am Med Assoc To gain an understanding of the existing rule and subsequent rule change, the case of
catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI), considered a high-priority condition by the
CMS, is instructive. Under the status quo, a catheter-associated UTI can provide poorly ... Cited by 17 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 2 versions
G Raffaele, A Bianco, M Aiello, M Pavia - Infection Control and Hospital …, 2008 - UChicago Press Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) pose an
ongoing and increasing challenge to hospitals, both in the clinical treatment of patients and in
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JM Holroyd-Leduc, LP Sands, SR Counsell, … - Journal of Patient …, 2005 - journals.lww.com From the *Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and the University Health Network,
Toronto, Canada; †Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco and the San
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- ►nih.gov M Loeb, D Hunt, KO'Halloran, SC Carusone, N … - Journal of General …, 2008 - Springer BACKGROUND: Hospitalized patients frequently have urinary catheters inserted for inappropriate
reasons. This can lead to urinary tract infections and other complications. OBJECTIVE: To assess
whether stop orders for indwell- ing urinary catheters reduces the duration of inappro- ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
WC Huang, SR Wann, SL Lin, CM Kunin, MH … - Infection control and …, 2004 - UChicago Press Page 1. 974 I NFECTION C ONTROL AND H OSPITAL E PIDEMIOLOGY November 2004 C
ATHETER -A SSOCIATED U RINARY T RACT I NFECTIONS IN I NTENSIVE C ARE U NITS C
AN B E R EDUCED BY P ROMPTING P HYSICIANS TO R EMOVE U NNECESSARY ... Cited by 43 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
