Successful strategy to decrease indwelling catheter utilization rates in an academic medical intensive care unit

•Multidisciplinary team approach reduces indwelling urinary catheter utilization ratio in a complex intensive care unit environment.•Education of the health care providers and strict criteria to define appropriate indications for the use of indwelling urinary catheters in the intensive care unit are...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2017-12, Vol.45 (12), p.1349-1355
Hauptverfasser:	Gupta, Sushilkumar Satish, Irukulla, Pavan Kumar, Shenoy, Mangalore Amith, Nyemba, Vimbai, Yacoub, Diana, Kupfer, Yizhak
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) Hospital-acquired infections Incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD) Indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) utilization ratio Intensive care unit Quality improvement
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