How Foley Catheter Design Flaws May Lead to CAUTIs

Leave needleless access device on end of catheter. Clean end of access device with alcohol wipe. Only use syringes to draw blood from catheter. Do not attach vacuum tube. Attach saline syringe to end of catheter and use push-pause flush method to infuse 5 ml saline. Stop flushing when there is 0.5 ml of saline in the syringe. ................
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