Reducing urinary catheter use using an electronic reminder system in hospitalized patients: A randomized stepped-wedge trial.

Brett G MitchellMaria NorthcoteAllen C ChengOyebola FasugbaPhilip L RussoHannah Rosebrock

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)

The CATH TAG did not reduce the duration of catheterization, but potential benefits in patients outside the ICU were identified. Electronic reminders may be useful to aid prompt removal of urinary catheters in the non-ICU hospital setting.

Keyphrases

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