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A study of urinary catheter encrustation in patients with Proteus urinary tract infection. [PDF]

, 2007
The most common cause of encrustation and blockage of long term urinary catheters is colonisation of the urinary tract by Proteus spp. However, the degree of encrustation experienced by those with Proteus colonisation differs markedly between ...
Mathur, S.
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Infections and colonisation of central venous catheters in patients admitted to intensive care units at two tertiary care hospitals

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction: Central venous catheters (CVC) are frequently used in modern health care systems. However, CVCs are likely to get colonised with microorganisms, resulting in catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSI).
S. Medis, T. Dissanayake, D. Namali, S. Gunasekara, J. Kottahachchi   +4 more
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Optimal management of urinary tract infections in older people [PDF]

, 2011
Urinary tract infections (UTI) occur frequently in older people. Unfortunately, UTI is commonly overdiagnosed and overtreated on the basis of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Phillips, Gabby, McMurdo, Marion E. T., Louise A Beveridge, Peter G Davey, Beveridge, Louise A., Davey, Peter G., Gabby Phillips   +6 more
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Lab‐in‐a‐Tube System Integrating Hierarchically Wrinkled Electrodes and DNAzyme‐Functionalized Beads for Diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infection

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The point‐of‐care diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection remains challenging due to reliance on slow culture and amplification‐based methods. A lab‐in‐a‐tube electrochemical biosensor integrating DNAzymes, antifouling magnetic beads, and a hierarchically structured flow cell enables amplification‐ and culture‐free detection directly in stool ...
Survanshu Saxena, Soyeon Lee, Youngeun Choi, Jonathan L'Heureux‐Hache, Jiaying Liu, Sadman Sakib, Sara M. Imani, Marek Smieja, Yingfu Li, Todd Hoare, Leyla Soleymani   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep‐Tissue Light Generation via Whispering Gallery Mode Lasing From a Commercial Nylon Fiber for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A dyed nylon fiber is implemented inside the scattering phantom and skin tissue. The deep‐tissue light generation via whispering gallery mode lasing is demonstrated, achieving a depth of >50 times transport mean free path in scattering phantom and 3 mm beneath skin.
Dongqin Ni, Florian Klämpfl, Fernando Lahoz, Michael Schmidt, Martin Hohmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday, Irena Zubak, Andreas Raabe, Josie Hughes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intensive care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards catheter-related bloodstream infections and evidence-based nursing: results from a descriptive and cross-sectional survey conducted in a hospital in Türkiye

BMC Nursing
Background Intensive care units pose a risk for catheter-related infections because they are the setting of frequent catheter use. This study aimed to determine intensive care nurses’ knowledge and attitudes towards preventing catheter-related ...
Elif Gezginci Akpinar, Habibe Filiz Akdemir, Sonay Goktas   +2 more
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reevaluation of lock solutions for Central venous catheters in hemodialysis: a narrative review

Renal Failure, 2022
Background A significant proportion of incident and prevalent hemodialysis patients have central venous catheters for vascular access. No consensus is available on the prevention of catheter dysfunction or catheter-related bloodstream infections in ...
Yiqin Wang, Xuefeng Sun
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Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in the Long-Term Acute Care Setting [PDF]

, 2012
Sustained reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections remains elusive in many institutions, including the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH), despite a focus on improving patient outcomes.
Dougherty, Mary Lisbeth, MSN RN AOCNA
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