Urinary catheters have been attributed to almost half of all healthcare-associated infections.
Many catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) may be prevented by following recommended guidelines, which would save lives. This article illustrates the use of known guidelines for the prevention of CAUTIs in the oncology population.
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Love N, Rodrigue D. Are you the author?
Acute Care at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Reference: Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2013 Dec;17(6):593-6.
doi: 10.1188/13.CJON.593-596
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24305479
