title: Urinary catheter indications in the United States: results from a national survey of acute care hospitals.
abstract: In a survey of acute care hospitals across the United States, we found that many hospitals use indwelling urinary catheters for reasons that are not medically necessary (eg, urinary incontinence without outlet obstruction and patient/family requests). Our findings highlight an opportunity to reduce unnecessary catheter use through promoting awareness of appropriate use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: M Todd
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyoshi-Teo
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichert
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krein
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saint
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006306:Health Surveys; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*