Real world utilization of nurse-driven urinary catheter removal protocol in patients with epidural pain catheters

Surgeons use indwelling bladder catheters (IBCs) to avoid urinary retention in patients with epidural analgesic catheters. Reduction of IBC-days is associated with improved catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates (CAUTI). This study investigates real world application of a Nurse-Driven Catheter Removal Protocol (NDCRP) to reduce IBC-days in this patient population.Patients with epidural catheters and IBC were targeted for IBC removal...