title: Indwelling urinary catheterisation: what is best practice?
abstract: Indwelling urinary catheterisation is a common procedure that is governed by best practice guidelines such as those provided by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), epic3 and the Royal College of Nursing. This article will look how these guidelines influence practice and also look at new innovations in catheter care.
authors.affiliation: Director of Continence Services, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Lansdowne Hospital.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Best practice guidelines; Catheter management; Continence; Indwelling urinary catheters