A bundle of continence support
A project underway aims to strengthen the capacity of the aged care workforce to identify, prevent and manage indwelling urinary catheter issues, writes Dr Joan Ostaszkiewicz.
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Government statistics show that in 2022-23, a little over 20,000 aged care residents (8 per cent) needed support for a catheter of some type – most likely a long-term indwelling urinary catheter, or IDC.
Although IDCs are potentially beneficial, many people experience complications such as infection, particularly if the IDC is used long-term.
A recent survey of aged care homes conducted by the National Ageing Research Institute for the Victorian Department of Health found the frequency of IDC-related complications in a...
