Physician-initiated daily verbal reminders decrease the duration of indwelling urinary catheter use compared with nurse-initiated reminders
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- 作者：Logan Felix ; MDa ; loganfelix.md@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Barbara A. Smith ; RN ; BSN ; MPA ; CICb ; Eloisa Santos ; RN ; BSN ; MA ; MEdc ; Angela Gabasan ; RN ; BSN ; MSN ; CICb ; Olena Dzenkevych ; MSb ; c ; Ismini Kourouni ; MDd ; Robert S. Klein ; MD ; FIDSAa
- 关键词：Catheter-associated urinary tract infection ; quality improvement
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：3
- 页码：346-348
- 全文大小：331 K
文摘
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Duration is the most important risk factor in catheterized patients who develop urinary tract infection.
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Reminders and stop orders have been effective at decreasing the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection.
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Physician reminders significantly shorten catheter use duration compared with nurses.