Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Comparative Study
Feasibility of audit and feedback to reduce postoperative urinary catheter duration.
Indwelling urinary catheter duration is an important risk factor for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). ⋯ Audit and feedback of aggregated patient-level urinary catheter duration determined from electronic documentation may prove effective in improving urinary catheter management for surgical patients.