Guidelines
Diagnostic Flow Pathway

Diagnostic Flow Pathway

Inclusion Criteria

Does the patient meet the following inclusion criteria?

  • Urinary catheter in place AND 1 of the following signs/symptoms
    • Fever greater than 38°C
    • Acute hematuria
    • Rapid mental status deterioration/delirium
    • Rigors
    • Flank pain or costovertebral angle tenderness
    • Pelvic discomfort

OR

  • Urinary catheter removed within the last 48 hours AND 1 of the following signs/symptoms
    • Urgency
    • Frequency
    • Dysuria
    • Suprapubic pain