Dynamic changes in the appropriateness of urinary catheter use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department.

OBJECTIVES:To investigate incidence, rationales, related factors and outcomes for changing from appropriate catheter placement to inappropriate use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department. METHODS:A secondary analysis was adopted from a longitudinal study that was designed to f...

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Main Authors: Fang-Wen Hu, Hsin-I Shih, Hsiang-Chin Hsu, Ching-Huey Chen, Chia-Ming Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5863961?pdf=render