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A pre and post intervention study to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter use on general internal medicine wards of a large academic health science center

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dc.contributor.authorWooller, Krista R.
dc.contributor.authorBackman, Chantal
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Shipa
dc.contributor.authorJennings, Alison
dc.contributor.authorHasimja-Saraqini, Delvina
dc.contributor.authorForster, Alan J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-20T16:12:27Z
dc.date.available2020-11-20T16:12:27Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractUrinary catheters are a common medical intervention, yet they can also be associated with harmful adverse events such as infection, urinary tract trauma, delirium and patient discomfort. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of the SafetyLEAP program to drive improvement efforts, and specifically to reduce the use of urinary catheters on general internal medicine wards.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12913-018-3421-2en_US
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10393/41475
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-25699
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPatient safetyen_US
dc.subjectQuality improvementen_US
dc.subjectUrinary catheteren_US
dc.subjectAgeden_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectCatheter-Related Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectCross Infectionen_US
dc.subjectFemaleen_US
dc.subjectHumansen_US
dc.subjectMaleen_US
dc.subjectPatient Safetyen_US
dc.subjectQuality Improvementen_US
dc.subjectUnnecessary Proceduresen_US
dc.subjectUrinary Catheterizationen_US
dc.subjectUrinary Tract Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Medical Centersen_US
dc.subjectInternal Medicineen_US
dc.subjectPatients' Roomsen_US
dc.titleA pre and post intervention study to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter use on general internal medicine wards of a large academic health science centeren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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