Urethral catheters: can we reduce use?
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Urethral catheters: can we reduce use?
BACKGROUND Indwelling urinary catheters are the main cause of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections. It can be expected that reduction of the use of urinary catheters will lead to decreased numbers of urinary tract infection. METHODS The efficacy of an intervention programme to improve adherence to recommendations to reduce the use of urethral catheters was studied in a before-after ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Urology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-2490
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-11-10