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| Title |
The association between indwelling urinary catheter use in the elderly and urinary tract infection in acute care
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, October 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-6-15 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Susan E Hazelett, Margaret Tsai, Michele Gareri, Kyle Allen |
| Abstract |
The use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) is thought to be the most significant risk factor for developing nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs). However, it is unclear how many elderly patients have preexisting bacteriuria prior to IUC placement. The purpose of this study was to determine 1) the frequency and appropriateness of IUC use in the Emergency Department (ED) in elderly patients admitted to our acute care hospital, 2) the percentage of elderly patients with an IUC who were discharged from the hospital with a diagnosis of UTI, 3) the percentage of patients with IUCs who were diagnosed and treated for UTI in the ED or who had admission bacteriuria > or =105 organisms/ml indicating preexisting UTI, and 4) the percentage of patients with no indication of UTI on admission who had inappropriately placed IUCs and subsequently were diagnosed with a UTI. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 86 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 21 | 24% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 April 2017.
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#7,453,126
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#1,752
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#23,188
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