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Silver-coated urinary catheters may
prevent urinary tract infections (UTI) better than uncoated catheters.
In addition, although they are more expensive, their use is likely to
mean lower costs overall, according to a new study.
"The potential cost savings from this sort
of research are tremendous because an episode of UTI increases length
of stay so much," says David Nash, MD, MBA, to WebMD. "What's
particularly good in this paper is the way they selected patients at highest
risk as candidates for silver alloy catheters." Dr. Nash is associate
dean of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and director of its
office of health policy.
Archives of Internal
Medicine Sept. 25, 2000.
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