Prevalence and Appropriateness of Urinary Catheters in Japanese Intensive Care Units: Results From a Multicenter Point Prevalence Study | Zendy

Akira Kuriyama | Zendy; Tadaaki Takada | Zendy; Hiromasa Irie | Zendy; Masaaki Sakuraya | Zendy; Kohta Katayama | Zendy; Daisuke Kawakami | Zendy; Hiroshi Iwasaki | Zendy; Karen E. Fowler | Zendy; Yasuharu Tokuda | Zendy; Sanjay Saint | Zendy

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Prevalence and Appropriateness of Urinary Catheters in Japanese Intensive Care Units: Results From a Multicenter Point Prevalence Study

Author(s) -

Akira Kuriyama,

Tadaaki Takada,

Hiromasa Irie,

Masaaki Sakuraya,

Kohta Katayama,

Daisuke Kawakami,

Hiroshi Iwasaki,

Karen E. Fowler,

Yasuharu Tokuda,

Sanjay Saint

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix018

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care , urinary system , catheter , urinary catheter , intensive care medicine , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , urinary catheterization , critically ill , perioperative , surgery , nursing

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is a common and costly problem throughout the world. As limited data from Asia exist regarding the prevalence and appropriateness of urinary catheters in critically ill patients, we sought to assess both prevalence and appropriateness of urinary catheters in Japan.

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