Accuracy of a urinary catheter surveillance protocol

Background Many hospitals are increasing surveillance for catheter-associated urinary tract infections, which requires documentation of urinary catheter device-days. However, device-days are usually obtained by chart review or nursing reports. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that chart revi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2012-02, Vol.40 (1), p.55-58
Hauptverfasser:	Burns, Allison C., BS, Petersen, Nancy J., PhD, Garza, Armandina, BS, Arya, Monisha, MD, MPH, Patterson, Jan E, Naik, Aanand D., MD, Trautner, Barbara W., MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the urinary system Biological and medical sciences Catheter-associated urinary tract infection Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control Catheters Chart review Data Collection - methods Epidemiologic Methods Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Health Services Research Hospitals Human bacterial diseases Humans Infection Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Nosocomial infections Time Factors Urinary Catheterization - adverse effects Urinary Catheterization - methods Urinary Catheterization - utilization Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous Urinary tract diseases Urinary Tract Infections - prevention & control Urinary tract. Prostate gland
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