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A rehabilitation hospital's experience with ionic silver Foley catheters.

2008; American Urological Association Allied; Volume: 28; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

2168-4626

Jackie Kassler, Josh Barnett,

Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies

A small rehabilitation hospital in northern Arkansas had a problem with catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). A review of practices and policies provided no reason for the trend. The facility trialed an ionic silver Foley catheter finding that it dramatically reduced the incidence of CAUTI in their patient population.