Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adherence to CDC guidelines for the placement, maintenance and removal of catheters and American College of ...

Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in the healthcare setting and account for greater than 12% of HAIs in the ...

Investigators sought to determine whether a new protocol for urine sampling and testing lowers rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Protocolized urine sampling and testing ...

The study also found that catheter associated urinary tract infections decreased from an initial rate of .84 per 1,000 patient days to .70 per 1,000 patient-days following implementation of the first ...

(HealthDay News) — A new program may help reduce both urinary catheter use and its associated infections, according to research findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Sanjay Saint, ...

A national collaborative program that used both technical and cultural interventions decreased catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates in hospitals by 14%, a new study has found.

Medicare’s nonpayment policy for catheter-associated urinary tract infections is having little financial impact on healthcare systems, according to a recent study. In 2008, Medicare adopted a policy ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

Nurses are generally responsible not only for catheter insertion but also for ongoing catheter management and removal. It is critical, therefore, that nurses receive continuing education regarding the ...

The patient expert and patient survey comments described UroShield as simple and easy to use. The patient expert reported several benefits from using UroShield in the past 3 years. These included a ...