Reducing Intermittent Catheterization in Cases of Postvoid Residual Urine Without Increasing Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections
These results suggest that use of a guideline on intermittent catheterization in patients with PVR urine may reduce the number of bladder scans and intermittent catheterizations without an increase in the incidence of HAUTIs.
Authors
- Rikke Kongensgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-3737)
- Lone Winther Lietzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9520-406X)
- Jens Thusgård Hørlück (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3895-2571)
- Mikkel Erik Juul Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5486-3926)
Institutions
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJN American Journal of Nursing
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ajn.0000000000000210
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00