10.4 Urinary Catheters – Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Urinarycatheterizationmaybeusedtosupporturinaryeliminationinpatientswhoareunabletovoidnaturally....Verifyphysicianorderforcatheterinsertion.

Urinary elimination is a basic human function that can be compromised by illness, surgery, and other conditions. Urinary catheterization may be used to support urinary elimination in patients who are unable to void naturally. Urinary catheterization may be required:

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a common complication of indwelling urinary catheters and have been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospital cost, and length of stay (Gould et al., 2009). Urinary drainage systems are often reservoirs for multid...