Indwelling Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint?
Authors: Sanjay Saint, Benjamin A. Lipsky, Susan Dorr Goold
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2002)

Editorials16 July 2002Indwelling Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint?Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD, and Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MASanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Benjamin A. Lipsky, MD, and Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MAAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-2-200207160-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail More than four decades ago, Dr. Paul Beeson persuasively argued against routine use of indwelling urinary catheters in hospitalized patients, making the "case against the catheter" (1). He urged, "The decision to use this instrument should be made with the knowledge that it involves risk of producing a serious disease" (1). This advice remains relevant today. Although these devices provide indispensable benefits, they are also the dominant risk factor for hospital-acquired urinary tract infection, the most common nosocomial infection in the United States (2). Infections and other untoward effects associated with indwelling urinary catheters lead to increased health care costs, ...References1. Beeson PB. The case against the catheter. Am J Med. 1958;24:1-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Haley RW, Culver DH, White JW, Morgan WM, Emori TG. The nationwide nosocomial infection rate. A new need for vital statistics. Am J Epidemiol. 1985;121:159-67. [PMID: 4014113] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Saint S. Clinical and economic consequences of nosocomial catheter-related bacteriuria. Am J Infect Control. 2000;28:68-75. [PMID: 10679141] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Saint S, Lipsky BA, Baker PD, McDonald LL, Ossenkop K. Urinary catheters: what type do men and their nurses prefer? J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999;47:1453-7. 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Dr. Goold is supported by a Robert Wood Johnson Generalist Physician Faculty Award.Corresponding Author: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, Patient Safety Enhancement Program, University of Michigan Health System, Room 7E08, 300 NIB–Campus Box 0429, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0429; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Saint: University of Michigan Health System, Division of General Medicine, Room 7E08, 300 NIB, Campus Box 0429, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0429.Dr. Lipsky: VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, General Internal Medicine Clinic (S-111-GIMC), 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108.Dr. Goold: University of Michigan Health System, Division of General Medicine, Room 7B19, 300 NIB, Campus Box 0429, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0429. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUrinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint? Rajika L. Munasinghe , Vijayalakshmi Nagappan , and Mohamed Siddique Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint? Sanjay Saint , Benjamin A. 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