Dynamic changes in the appropriateness of urinary catheter use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department.

Dynamic changes in the appropriateness of urinary catheter use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department.

OBJECTIVES:To investigate incidence, rationales, related factors and outcomes for changing from appropriate catheter placement to inappropriate use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department. METHODS:A secondary analysis was adopted from a longitudinal study that was designed to f...

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Main Authors: Fang-Wen Hu, Hsin-I Shih, Hsiang-Chin Hsu, Ching-Huey Chen, Chia-Ming Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5863961?pdf=render

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