Audit of urethral catheter bag change

Since the Foley catheter was introduced in the 1930s it has become one of the primary sources of hospital acquired infections and long term urinary catheters used in community based patients account for some 4% of community nurses’ time. This burden is likely to increase given the projected rise in life expectancy and size of the ageing population. This article considers the current literature around indwelling urinary catheterization and its management with a focus on long term catheterization in the community. The authors discuss contemporary strategies to manage or prevent CAUTI that are based on best practice guidelines. However, it is clear from the dearth of empirical evidence that there is an urgent need to establish well constructed research studies to investigate the prevalence of long term urinary catheterization in the community and the prevention and management of CAUTI.

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Preventing and managing catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Godfrey

Fraczyk²

2005

Br J Community Nurs

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Audit of urethral catheter bag change

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Preventing and managing catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Preventing and managing catheter-associated urinary tract infections

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