Survey - Practice Variation in Catheter Replacement for CAUTI
A PhD student at the Urology and Infectious Diseases department of the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands is conducting research on the topic of catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).
USANZ Members are invited to participate in the study by completing a survey on practice variations in catheter replacement during CAUTI treatment.
It is estimated that the survey will take 2-5 minutes to complete online. Participation is voluntary and all responses will be collected anonymously.
Further information
The researcher, Eline Schippers, has supplied the following information regarding the study:
As a result of the widespread application of urinary catheterization, catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common healthcare associated infection.
CAUTIs can have serious and sometimes fatal complications, such as bacteremia and urosepsis. However, the necessity of replacing a well-functioning catheter during antibiotic treatment for CAUTI, remains a subject of ongoing debate.
A previous survey conducted among urologists, microbiologists, geriatric specialists, and internists showed there is significant practice variation in the Netherlands regarding replacing the catheter in CAUTI.
We are interested in exploring the presence of practice variations in catheter management across different countries and medical specialties worldwide. And to assess the extent of these variations.
We kindly ask you to complete this survey which only takes 2 - 5 minutes. Complete the survey online.