title: Silver-coated catheter reduces hospital UTIs, associated costs.
abstract: IDEA BANK: Silver-coated catheter reduces hospital UTIs, associated costs. Catheter-associated UTI can extend a patient's hospital stay by 3.8 days, increasing costs significantly. Find out what new study says about a new catheter that decreased the incidence of UTIs in the study population.
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D012834:Silver; D013022:South Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver