Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
Cross-source consensus on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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Highlighted claims
- CAUTI is the major safety concern associated with unnecessary indwelling urinary catheter use. — Perceptions and experiences of factors determining the inappropriate use and timely removal of indwelling urinary catheters in hospitals and nursing homes: a qualitative evidence synthesis
- CAUTIs are associated with morbidity, longer hospitalisation, higher costs, antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, and death. — Perceptions and experiences of factors determining the inappropriate use and timely removal of indwelling urinary catheters in hospitals and nursing homes: a qualitative evidence synthesis
- Frontline staff often underestimate CAUTI risk because infections may appear after discharge. — Perceptions and experiences of factors determining the inappropriate use and timely removal of indwelling urinary catheters in hospitals and nursing homes: a qualitative evidence synthesis
- Nationwide quality initiatives targeting CAUTI reduction can create momentum for organisational change. — Perceptions and experiences of factors determining the inappropriate use and timely removal of indwelling urinary catheters in hospitals and nursing homes: a qualitative evidence synthesis