Clinical performance and quality health care
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Clin Perform Qual Health Care · Jul 1998
Overutilization of indwelling urinary catheters and the development of nosocomial urinary tract infections.
To assess the impact of the overutilization of indwelling urinary catheters in the emergency department on the development of nosocomial urinary tract infection. ⋯ Many nosocomial urinary tract infections are due to the inappropriate placement of indwelling urinary catheters in the emergency department. The prevention of these infections should begin with restricting catheterization to those patients for whom it is appropriate.