Quality improvement project of a closed catheter system to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections during acute inpatient rehabilitation using stepped-wedge design

Quality improvement project of a closed catheter system to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections during acute inpatient rehabilitation using stepped-wedge design

Objective: To investigate if an indwelling catheter with a one-way valve (BioFlo® [BF]) reduces the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Methods: Prospective quality improvement project. Design: Stepped-wedge nursing unit enrollment in acute inpatient rehabilitation fa...

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Main Authors: Argyrios Stampas, Jason Hua, Heather Naumann, Claudia I Martinez, DeAnn Roberts, Claudia Pedroza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams Wilkins 2022-01-01
Series:The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Subjects:
rehabilitation hospitals
urinary catheterizations
urinary tract infections
Online Access:http://www.jisprm.org/article.asp?issn=2349-7904;year=2022;volume=5;issue=2;spage=69;epage=74;aulast=Stampas

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