Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint?
Authors: Rajika L. Munasinghe, Vijayalakshmi Nagappan, Mohamed Siddique
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters4 February 2003Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint?Rajika L. Munasinghe, MD, Vijayalakshmi Nagappan, MD, and Mohamed Siddique, MDRajika L. Munasinghe, MDSinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University; Detroit, MI 48235 (Munasinghe, Nagappan, Siddique)Search for more papers by this author, Vijayalakshmi Nagappan, MDSinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University; Detroit, MI 48235 (Munasinghe, Nagappan, Siddique)Search for more papers by this author, and Mohamed Siddique, MDSinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University; Detroit, MI 48235 (Munasinghe, Nagappan, Siddique)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-3-200302040-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:In their timely editorial, Saint and colleagues (1) drew attention to the widespread problem of excessive and inappropriate use of urinary catheters in U.S. hospitals and suggested several important measures that could reduce this practice. The health care establishment in the United States is currently focusing on reducing medical errors, improving pain management, reducing nosocomial infections, and controlling antimicrobial resistance. Unnecessary urinary catheter placement exemplifies all of these factors. Inappropriate catheterization should be considered a medical error that results in unnecessary patient discomfort and places the patient at increased risk for serious morbidity and mortality from resistant ...References1. Saint S, Lipsky BA, Goold SD. Indwelling urinary catheters: a one-point restraint? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:125-7. [PMID: 12118969] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Munasinghe RL, Yazdani H, Siddique M, Hafeez W. Appropriateness of use of indwelling urinary catheters in patients admitted to the medical service. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001;22:647-9. [PMID: 11776352] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Dieckhaus KD, Garibaldi RA. Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections.. In: Abrutyn E, Goldmann DA, Scheckler WE, eds. Saunders Infection Control Reference Service. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1998:169-79. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Sinai-Grace Hospital, Wayne State University; Detroit, MI 48235 (Munasinghe, Nagappan, Siddique) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoIndwelling Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint? Sanjay Saint , Benjamin A. Lipsky , and Susan Dorr Goold Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint? Sanjay Saint , Benjamin A. Lipsky , and Susan D. Goold Metrics Cited ByFalls and Mobility During Hospitalization 4 February 2003Volume 138, Issue 3Page: 238KeywordsCatheterizationCathetersCognitive impairmentDisclosureElderlyHealth careMorbidityMortalityNosocomial infectionsPain management ePublished: 4 February 2003 Issue Published: 4 February 2003 CopyrightCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...