What will it take to protect hospital patients from UTIs? National effort shows promise
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 10:01
in Health & Medicine
Right now, about one in five hospital patients has a catheter collecting their urine -- and putting them at risk of a painful and potentially dangerous urinary tract infection, or UTI. New results from a large American national effort show that it may be possible for hospitals to both reduce catheter use and UTIs at the same time, saving money and suffering.