Australia leads research on catheter study.

• Jurisdiction: Australia
• Date: 01 September 2012

A major international study led by Australian researchers will investigate standard practices for urinary catheters.

Led by the University of Adelaide's Joanna Briggs Institute which held its national conference last month, the study will involve more than 2,000 acute care beds at 43 hospitals and clinics in Australia, Finland, Singapore, Spain and the United States.

Poor catheter management was the single biggest cause of hospital-acquired infection worldwide, with more than half a million...