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1156. Running on Empty: Enlisting Transportation Services in Quality Improvement Initiatives as a Safeguard Against Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
BACKGROUND: Patient transportation for off unit procedures is associated with transfers from bed to chair to examination tables, frequent elevation of the urine collection bag (UCB) above the bladder and urinary reflux (UR) of bacteria-laden urine into the bladder, significantly increasing risks of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808736/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1019 |