The Urinary Tract and the Catheter

The Urinary Tract and the Catheter

It is a very great pleasure to see the numerous studies carried out by Norman Slade and William Gillespie on the subject of urinary tract infection collated in book form. Although this book is small it presents a wealth of knowledge gained from years of practical experience. The book is comfortable to read and the apparent simplicity is only possible because both authors have such a thorough an...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection.

OBJECTIVES To study the incidence, risk factors, clinical outcomes and antibiotic costs of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in patients with indwelling urinary catheter for one week and longer MATERIAL AND METHOD Patients in neurology and neurosurgery wards in a teaching hospital were studied. Patients with UTI before catheterization and in whom the catheter was removed be...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and the Medicare rule changes.

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, a common and potentially preventable complication of hospitalization, is 1 of the hospital-acquired complications chosen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for which hospitals no longer receive additional payment. To help readers understand the potential consequences of the recent CMS rule changes, the authors examine the preventab...

Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary catheter placement is an extremely common medical intervention. It can be used either temporarily, for example to drain a full bladder, to monitor urine output or it can be indwelling for long term drainage. While urinary catheters are a safe medical practice, complications can and do arise from their use and can be a source of morbidity for hospital or nursing home residents. The term ...

Reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections.