Diagnostic Precision: Exchanging Urinary Catheters Before Urine Specimen Collection to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection.

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are among the most prevalent and costly types of hospital-acquired infections. During the COVID-19 pandemic, growing numbers of critical care patients required indwelling urinary catheters, leading to higher infection rates. Local Problem: A c...

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Publicado en:Critical Care Nurse Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 25 - 33
Autores principales: Romano, Kathleen, Leone, Jessica, Love, Nora, Caramore, Amy
Formato: algorithm case study tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Apr2025
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