Effect of an external urinary collection device for women on institutional catheter utilization and catheter-associated urinary tract infections

External urinary collection devices (EUCDs) may reduce indwelling catheter usage and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). In this retrospective quasi-experimental study, we demonstrated that EUCD implementation in women was associated with significantly decreased indwelling cathete...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 619 - 621
Main Authors Rearigh, Lindsey, Gillett, Gayle, Sy, Adrienne, Micheels, Terry, Evans, Luana, Goetschkes, Kelly, Van Schooneveld, Trevor C, Lyden, Elizabeth, Rupp, Mark E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cambridge University Press 01.05.2021
Subjects
Catheters
Disease control
Females
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Intervention
Medical instruments
Nosocomial infections
Nursing
Ostomy
Patients
Urinary tract diseases
Urinary tract infections
Urine
Urogenital system
Women
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Summary:External urinary collection devices (EUCDs) may reduce indwelling catheter usage and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). In this retrospective quasi-experimental study, we demonstrated that EUCD implementation in women was associated with significantly decreased indwelling catheter usage and a trend (P = .10) toward decreased CAUTI per 1,000 patient days.
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ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2020.1259