This article is the second in a six-part series on urinary catheters. It gives a step-by-step guide to the procedure for inserting an indwelling urinary catheter into a female patient. Citation: Yates ...
Hospital-wide introduction of new female external catheter technology halved the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) according to new research presented last week in ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make the following 10 recommendations to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections. 1. Insert catheters only for appropriate indications. 2.