Cleansing agent in urinary catheterisation
Date First Published:
February 13, 2018
Last Updated:
February 13, 2018
Report by:
Hayley Tennant, Staff Nurse (Manchester Royal Infirmary )
Three-Part Question:
In [patients attending the ED requiring urinary catheterisation] is the use of [sterile saline more effective than 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate for cleansing the periurethral area] in [reducing the rate of catheter associated urinary tract infection]