Clinical outcomes of female external urine wicking devices as alternatives to indwelling catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female patients using indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) are disproportionately at risk for developing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) compared to males. Female external urine wicking devices (FEUWDs) have emerged as potential alternatives to IUCs for incontinence management.

Objectives

To assess the clinical risks and benefits of FEUWDs as alternatives to IUCs.

Methods

Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, CINAHL Complete, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched from inception to July 10, 2023. Included studies used FEUWDs as an intervention and reported measures of urinary tract infections and secondary outcomes related to incontinence management.

Results

Of 2,580 returned records, 50 were systematically

SUBMITTER: Pryor N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11518674 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature