Prevention of Catheter-Induced Urinary-Tract Infections by Sterile Closed Drainage

摘要: THE indwelling urinary catheter is an essential part of modern medical care. It widely used to give temporary relief anatomic or physiologic obstruction, facilitate surgical repair the urethra and surrounding structures, provide a dry environment for comatose incontinent patients permit accurate measurement output in severely ill patients. Unfortunately, when poorly managed, may present hazard very it designed protect. leading cause nosocomial, induced urinary-tract infections.1 2 3 A number approaches problem care have been . . .