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

• Main Authors: Farahnaz Ramezani (Author), Mahnaz Khatiban (Author), Farshid Rahimbashar (Author), Ali Reza Soltanian (Author), Seyed Habibollah Mousavi-bahar (Author), Ensieh Elyasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim To investigate the efficacy of a new low-profile catheter on incidence of the catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in comatose patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Background Catheter-induced urothelial injury is a key component in the development of urinary tract infect...