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Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis in Patients with Chronic Venous Catheters: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2014 Chronic indwelling catheters have been reported to be associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) via the activation of the classical complement pathway in association with bacterial infections such as coagulase negative ...
John Sy +3 more
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Comparative analysis of indwelling time and complications of mid-line catheters in different punctured veins of neonates [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectiveWe aims to evaluate the effects and complications associated with mid-line catheters inserted via different puncture veins in neonates, ultimately providing a foundation for selecting the most suitable puncture site for catheterization in ...
Lijuan Yang +14 more
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Recalcitrant Fungal Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Knee Cleared Using Voriconazole via Intra‐Articular Catheters [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsProsthetic joint infection (PJI) is a high‐cost and high‐morbidity complication of total joint arthroplasty accounting for about 1%–2% of all joint replacements.
Matthew Hnatow +2 more
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The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Infections and Effective Prevention Strategies for Biofilm Formation in Urinary Catheters [PDF]
OUSL Journal, 2020 Biofilm formation is a complicated microbiological process and one of the distinctive features of pathogenic bacteria. Biofilms are a cluster of bacterial cells enclosed in extra polymeric substances and irreversibly attached onto a surface.
K. Vivehananthan +2 more
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Antibiotics, 2023 Antibiotic stewardship in urologic reconstruction is critically important, as many patients will require indwelling catheters for days to weeks following surgery and thus are at risk of both developing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Fenizia Maffucci +3 more
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Microbiological and microstructural analysis of indwelling bladder catheters and urinary tract infection prevention [PDF]
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2022 Objective: To analyze the microbiological and microstructural part of indwelling urinary catheters and their association with urinary tract infection prevention. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, from June to December 2020, in which 42 indwelling
Mateus Flávio Sousa +5 more
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Indwelling Pleural Catheters [PDF]
Respiration, 2014 Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) are now established as one of the major tools for the management of recurrent pleural effusions. Their traditional role, which saw them only as second line treatment for malignant effusions, has now expanded. Recent evidence has not only suggested that they may be effectively employed as first-line therapy in some ...
Bhatnagar, Rahul, Maskell, Nick A
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Indwelling urinary catheters are commonly used in hospitalized patients, which can lead to the development of urinary catheter complications, including catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). Limited reports on the appropriateness
Kohta Katayama +12 more
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Double-Pigtail Drainage Catheter: A New Design for Efficient Pleural Drainage
Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: The novel double-pigtail catheter (DPC) has an additional pigtail coiling at the mid-shaft with multiple centripetal side holes.
Youngjong Cho +5 more
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Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2021 In vivo research studies requiring repeated blood sampling ideally involve a simple collection technique while also minimizing stress and discomfort to the animal.
Chelsea R. Boeri, Michael S. Horsmon
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