Physician-initiated daily verbal reminders decrease the duration of indwelling urinary catheter use compared with nurse-initiated reminders

Highlights • Duration is the most important risk factor in catheterized patients who develop urinary tract infection. • Reminders and stop orders have been effective at decreasing the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. • Physician reminders significantly shorten catheter use durati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2016-03, Vol.44 (3), p.346-348
Hauptverfasser:	Felix, Logan, MD, Smith, Barbara A., RN, BSN, MPA, CIC, Santos, Eloisa, RN, BSN, MA, MEd, Gabasan, Angela, RN, BSN, MSN, CIC, Dzenkevych, Olena, MS, Kourouni, Ismini, MD, Klein, Robert S., MD, FIDSA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Catheter-associated urinary tract infection Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control Catheters Comparative analysis Humans Infection Control Infection Control - methods Infectious Disease Intervention Nurses Physicians Primary care quality improvement Reminder Systems Urinary Catheterization - adverse effects Urinary Catheterization - methods Urinary Tract Infections - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Duration is the most important risk factor in catheterized patients who develop urinary tract infection. • Reminders and stop orders have been effective at decreasing the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. • Physician reminders significantly shorten catheter use duration compared with nurses.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.019