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Q In adults admitted to hospital and having short term urinary catheterisation, what is the effect of type of indwelling urethral catheter on the risk of urinary tract infection?
METHODS
Data sources:
specialised trials registers of the Cochrane Incontinence Group (November 2003) and the Cochrane Renal Group (February 2003), bibliographies of relevant articles, and catheter manufacturers.
Study selection and assessment:
randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs in any language that compared different types of indwelling urethral catheters of short term duration (⩽14 d or other temporary short term use as defined by trialists) in adults in hospital. Studies were assessed for methodologic quality (eg, allocation concealment, blinding, and …
Footnotes
For correspondence: Ms J Brosnahan, Southern Cross Hospitals, Auckland, New Zealand. janebsxhealth.co.nz
Source of funding: New Zealand Guidelines Group.