A prevalence survey of patients with indwelling urinary catheters on district nursing caseloads in the United Kingdom: The Community Urinary Catheter Management (CCaMa) Study.
Jacqui A PrietoJennie WilsonAggie BakAndrea DentonAshley FloresGail LusardiMatthew ReidLesley ShepherdNiamh WhittomeHeather P LovedayPublished in: Journal of infection prevention (2020)
The management of patients with an indwelling urinary catheter represents a significant component of district nursing caseloads. Given the high proportion of newly catheterised patients without an active management plan for removal of the catheter, the establishment of an optimal management pathway should be the focus of future prevention efforts.