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Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in the cardiac intensive care unit with a coordinated strategy and nursing staff empowerment

BACKGROUND: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections. The use of urinary catheters is associated with several complications and increased mortality and morbidity. At the coronary intensive care unit (CICU) of a tertiary cardiac care f...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Poonam, Thomas, Mincy, Mathews, Leena, Zacharia, Nidhu, Fayiz Ibrahim, Ashraf, Garcia, Ma Leni, Simbulan, Cherlyn, Attia Mohamed, Fatma, El Hassan, Mawahib
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10255260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37257916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002214