Publisher's Synopsis
Guidelines Pocketcards are multifold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Catheter-Associated Bacteriuria Guidelines Pocketcard is endorsed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and based on the latest IDSA guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains prevention strategies, diagnostic criteria, treatment recommendations, an algorithmic decision tree, and management recommendations. It provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points, screening, diagnostic criteria, management recommendations, prevention strategies, indications, and alternatives. Applications include point-of-care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.
