Randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: study protocol for the CATHETER II study

Abstract Background Various washout policies are widely used in adults living with long-term catheters (LTC). There is currently insufficient evidence on the benefits and potential harms of prophylactic LTC washout policies in the prevention of blockages and other LTC-related adverse events, such as...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Abdel-fattah, Diana Johnson, Lynda Constable, Ruth Thomas, Seonaidh Cotton, Sheela Tripathee, David Cooper, Sue Boran, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Suzanne Evans, Paraskeve Granitsiotis, Hashim Hashim, Mary Kilonzo, James Larcombe, Paul Little, Sara MacLennan, Peter Murchie, Phyo Kyaw Myint, James N’Dow, John Norrie, Muhammad Imran Omar, Catherine Paterson, Graham Scotland, Nikesh Thiruchelvam, Graeme MacLennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06577-2