Annotated Bibliography: Complication Prevention for Foley Catheter Use in Surgical Patients
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Leuck, A.-M., Johnson, J., Hunt, M., Dhody, K., Kazempour, K., Ferrieri, P., & Kline, S. (2015). Safety and efficacy of a novel silver-impregnated urinary catheter system for preventing catheter-associated bacteriuria: A pilot randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Infection Control, 260–265. A recent study investigated the safety and efficacy of a newly developed Foley catheter to determine whether it has the capacity to prevent catheter-associated urinary infection. In the study the authors conducted a randomized experimentation which subjects the new silver-impregnated Foley catheter. Approximately 95 participants were recruited, all of who were expected to use a catheter ...