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Appropriateness of Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters in Patients Admitted to the Medical Service

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rajika L. Munasinghe ,
Habeeb Yazdani ,
Mohamed Siddique  and
Wasif Hafeez
Rajika L. Munasinghe*
Affiliation:
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Habeeb Yazdani
Affiliation:
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Mohamed Siddique
Affiliation:
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Wasif Hafeez
Affiliation:
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
*
Department of Medicine, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, 6071 West Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48235
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Abstract

Of 836 medical admissions evaluated over a 1-month period, 89 (10.7%) had a urinary catheter placed within 24 hours; 34 placements (38%) had no justifiable indication. Risk for inappropriate catheterization was independent of age, gender, functional status, and mental status at admission. Preventive measures should focus on increasing awareness among healthcare providers.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 22 , Issue 10 , October 2001 , pp. 647 - 649
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2001

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