Evaluating the Potential of a New Low-Profile Urinary Catheter in Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Prospective Randomized Blinded Clinical Trial.

Farahnaz RamezaniMahnaz KhatibanFarshid RahimbasharAli Reza SoltanianSeyed Habibollah Mousavi-BaharEnsieh Elyasi

Published in: Health services research and managerial epidemiology (2023)

A newly designed low-profile urinary catheter has demonstrated a trend toward reducing the incidence of CAUTI in patients with indwelling urinary catheters. Further studies with larger sample sizes and follow-up are needed to confirm the benefits.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
clinical trial
ultrasound guided
study protocol
risk factors
open label
risk assessment
double blind