Efficacy and safety of urinary catheters with silver alloy coating in patients with spinal cord injury: a multicentric pragmatic randomized controlled trial. The ESCALE trial
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Yeşim AKKOÇ, Xavier Bonfill, David Rigau, Manuel Esteban-Fuertes, Juana M. Barrera-Chacon, Maria L. Jauregui-Abrisqueta, Sebastian Salvador, Carolina M. Aleman-Sanchez, Albert Borau, Manuel Bea-Munoz, Begona Hidalgo, Maria J. Andrade, Juan R. Espinosa, Maria Jose Martinez-Zapata
SPINE JOURNAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 17, pp 1650-1657
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.05.025
Summary
BACKGROUND: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) who carry indwelling urinary catheters have an increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI). Antiseptic silver alloy-coated (SAC) silicone urinary catheters prove to be a promising intervention to reduce UTIs; however, current evidence cannot be extrapolated to patients with SCI.