New avenue of diagnostic stewardship: procedural stewardship for recurrent urinary tract infections in female patients.

Tanner D CorseLinda Dayan RahmaniHunter L HasleyKatherine KimRobert HarrisonDebra L Fromer

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)

Our findings demonstrate a low diagnostic yield and increased risk exposure for women undergoing cystoscopy for the evaluation of complicated rUTI. Additionally, our observations support prior studies indicating that cystoscopy has limited utility in the evaluation of rUTI without high-risk features.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
skeletal muscle
acute care
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance
breast cancer risk