IDSA Practice Guidelines vs BladderSafe

Access the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines app anytime, anywhere! Download the app today and stay up-to-date on IDSA clinical guidelines, interactive tools, and new resources. The app contains features to search through guidelines, bookmark important pages and take notes on key information. Visit the IDSA app for new guidelines that are released throughout the year and new updates to existing guidelines. Disclaimer: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides this app (“App)” for health care professionals only, and not the general public. The App is provided for informational purposes only, and it is not intended to provide medical or treatment advice and may not be treated as such by the user. As such, this App may not be relied upon for the purposes of medical diagnosis or as a recommendation for medical care or treatment. The information on this App is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this App is for general information purposes only.

Note: BladderSafe is intended for use by medical professionals. Non-medical users of our app are reminded to seek a doctor’s advice before making any medical decisions that may be informed by the guidelines in this app. BladderSafe includes a decision tree based on published research regarding the appropriate use of urinary catheters for a variety of medical and surgical situations. This research was completed by the Patient Safety Enhancement Program team at the University of Michigan. The app includes guidelines for evidence-based practices from the Ann Arbor Criteria (DOI:10.7326/M14-1304) and the Michigan Appropriate Perioperative Criteria (DOI:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008025).