Journal article
Impact of an evidence-based intervention on urinary catheter utilization, associated process indicators, and infectious and non-infectious outcomes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multi-centre intervention studies tackling urinary catheterization and its infectious and non-infectious complications are lacking.
AIM: To decrease urinary catheterization and, consequently, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and non-infectious complications.
Authors
Schweiger A; Kuster SP; Maag J; Züllig S; Bertschy S; Bortolin E; John G; Sax H; Limacher A; Atkinson A
Journal
Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol. 106, No. 2, pp. 364–371
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.002
ISSN
0195-6701
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCatheter-Related InfectionsCross InfectionEvidence-Based PracticeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProcess Assessment, Health CareQuality ImprovementSwitzerlandUrinary CatheterizationUrinary CathetersUrinary Tract InfectionsBetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsDecontaminationEquipment ReuseGuidelines as TopicMasksPandemicsPersonal Protective EquipmentPneumonia, ViralProspective StudiesRespiratory Protective DevicesSARS-CoV-2