Affiliation:
1. Manchester Royal Infirmary UK
Abstract
Urinary catheterisation is a common procedure, but it puts patients at risk of infection and associated morbidity and mortality. Improving catheter care, ensuring timely review and discontinuing unnecessary catheterisation, as well as effective monitoring, could change that.
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