A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care | Zendy

Sanjay Saint | Zendy; M. Todd Greene | Zendy; Sarah L. Krein | Zendy; Mary A.M. Rogers | Zendy; David Ratz | Zendy; Karen E. Fowler | Zendy; Barbara Edson | Zendy; Sam R. Watson | Zendy; Barbara Meyer-Lucas | Zendy; Marie Masuga | Zendy; Kelly Faulkner | Zendy; Carolyn V. Gould | Zendy; James B Battles | Zendy; Mohamad G. Fakih | Zendy

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A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care

Author(s) -

Sanjay Saint,

M. Todd Greene,

Sarah L. Krein,

Mary A.M. Rogers,

David Ratz,

Karen E. Fowler,

Barbara Edson,

Sam R. Watson,

Barbara Meyer-Lucas,

Marie Masuga,

Kelly Faulkner,

Carolyn V. Gould,

James B Battles,

Mohamad G. Fakih

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1504906

Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , intensive care , intensive care unit , emergency medicine , asepsis , urinary catheter , infection control , intensive care medicine , surgery , physics , optics

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common device-associated infection in hospitals. Both technical factors--appropriate catheter use, aseptic insertion, and proper maintenance--and socioadaptive factors, such as cultural and behavioral changes in hospital units, are important in preventing catheter-associated UTI.

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