Urinary catheterization in acute stroke: clinical realities. A mixed methods study

Eileen Cowey; Lorraine N. Smith; Jo Booth; Christopher J. Weir

doi:10.1177/0269215511426160

Urinary catheterization in acute stroke: clinical realities. A mixed methods study

Eileen Cowey, Lorraine N. Smith, Jo Booth, Christopher J. Weir

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine what influences the decision to insert an indwelling urinary catheter in acute stroke patients.Design: A prospective casenote review and semi-structured interviews were conducted and corporate catheterization policy in the study sites was investigated. Three teaching hospitals, typical of stroke service provision in most developed countries were used in the study. Casenotes from 70 consecutive acute stroke admissions; 50 doctors, nurses and physiotherapists working in acute stroke units and medical receiving units.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	470-479
Number of pages	10
Journal	Clinical Rehabilitation
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215511426160
Publication status	Published - May 2012

Keywords

stroke
continence assessment
policy
decision making
catheter
urinary medicine

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