Nursing Informatics 1997 postconference on patient guidelines and clinical practice guidelines: the state of our knowledge and a vision |
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Authors: | SJ Grobe |
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Affiliation: | Anthony Nolan Research Institute, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom. marsh@icrf.icnet.uk |
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Abstract: | This study involved 329 patients who had either a Caesarean section or a hysterectomy. A comparison has been made between 70 patients who were never catheterized and 251 who had a urethral catheter perioperatively. The absence of recognized urinary tract infections in those without a catheter was significant when compared with the 21 urinary infections identified in the catheterized group (p<0.05). The absence of urinary tract infections in the uncatheterized group clearly demonstrates the benefit of avoiding catheterization when possible. |
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