A real-life snapshot of the use and abuse of urinary catheters on general medical wards

Geoffrey Harley; Ai Li Yeo; Rhonda L Stuart; Claire Dendle

doi:10.1086/662625

A real-life snapshot of the use and abuse of urinary catheters on general medical wards

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Dec;32(12):1216-8. doi: 10.1086/662625. Epub 2011 Oct 26.

Authors

Geoffrey Harley¹, Ai Li Yeo, Rhonda L Stuart, Claire Dendle

Affiliation

¹ Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 22080662
DOI: 10.1086/662625

Abstract

An observational study was performed on 2 wards in a tertiary hospital to determine staff awareness, knowledge, and documentation of catheter use and the effects these have on duration of catheterization. Overall, there was poor knowledge of the indications and date of catheterization. Doctor awareness decreases duration of catheterization.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology
Clinical Competence / statistics & numerical data*
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / transmission*
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Nurses / psychology
Nurses / statistics & numerical data*
Physicians / psychology
Physicians / statistics & numerical data*
Surgery Department, Hospital
Urinary Bladder
Victoria
Young Adult