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A Nurse-Driven Protocol for Foley Catheter Utilization Decreases the Incidence of Traumatic Foley Catheterization

Eric Laborde, Hayden Hill, Thomas E. Dukovac, Stephen P. Carriere, Kathleen Lata-Arias, Kristi Hebert, Raunak Patel and Jessie Gills
Ochsner Journal March 2021, 21 (1) 41-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0004
Eric Laborde
1Department of Urology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Hayden Hill
1Department of Urology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
MD
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Thomas E. Dukovac
1Department of Urology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Stephen P. Carriere
3Crescent City Urology, New Orleans, LA
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Kathleen Lata-Arias
1Department of Urology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Kristi Hebert
4Georgia Urology, Atlanta, GA
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Raunak Patel
5OhioHealth Physician Group, Columbus, OH
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Jessie Gills
6Department of Urology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Journal Mar 2021, 21 (1) 41-62; DOI: 10.31486/toj.20.0004

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Ochsner Journal Mar 2021, 21 (1) 41-62; DOI: 10.31486/toj.20.0004
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