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Mucosal injuries from indwelling catheters: A scoping review.
PLoS ONEThere is currently a lack of clarity concerning the types and frequency of mucosa injuries occurring in urine bladders among patients with indwelling urine catheters that are of modern design and material. The aim of the study was to identify and present
Katarina E Göransson +2 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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Fractured Indwelling Pleural Catheters
Chest, 2012 Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are increasingly used in the management of malignant pleural effusions. IPCs are designed to be secured in situ indefinitely; however, in selected patients, IPCs can be removed when drainage ceases. This case series reports complications of removal of IPCs that resulted in fractured catheters or necessitated ...
Fysh, E, Wrightson, J, Lee, Y, Rahman, N
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Preventing encrustation in indwelling urethral catheters
, 2005 Encrustation is the main problem encountered with indwelling urethral catheters. A promising new approach to overcoming this problem is described here, which may have implications for catheter ...
Hukins, David
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Multimorbidity Among Patients Receiving Home Care in Japan: Prevalence, Levels, and Association With Emergency Home Visits [PDF]
Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 5, September 2026.ABSTRACT Background Despite its clinical importance in primary care, the prevalence and levels of multimorbidity among patients receiving home‐based medical care remain poorly characterized, and its potential impact on emergency home visits is unclear.
Gen Nakayama +9 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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Portopulmonary hypertension practice patterns after liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) is a type of pulmonary arterial hypertension occurring exclusively in those with portal hypertensive liver disease. Liver transplantation (LT) can significantly improve outcomes. Current guidelines counsel against immediate adjustments to targeted therapy after LT and suggest routine echocardiography as ...
Arun Jose +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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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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