Indwelling catheters: developing an integrated care pathway package.
Urinary catheterisation is a common nursing procedure in hospital and in the community, yet there are risks associated with it. Complications include urethral trauma, urinary tract infection, strictures, urethral perforation, encrustation, bladder calculi and neoplastic changes (Lowthian, 1998). The procedure is also linked to nosocomial infection and, in some cases, these catheter-related infections can prove fatal (Pratt et al, 2001). Due to the risks, catheterisation is indicated as a last resort after all other interventions have failed.
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Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.
D000465:Algorithms; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control