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Rupture of Indwelling Venous Catheters

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1983
Recently a design change in certain Broviac and Hickman catheters has created a serious problem. The paper described the defect and a means of reinforcing the catheter both before it is inserted and after it is in place.
R M, Gulley, N, Hawk
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Emergencies of indwelling venous catheters

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1992
It is estimated that over 500,000 indwelling venous access devices are inserted yearly in the United States.’ Although predominantly inserted in oncology patients, these devices provide long-term access for any patient in need of prolonged infusions. Indwelling venous catheters fall into three broad categories.
J, Gryn, A, Sacchetti
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Complications associated with indwelling catheters

Medical and Pediatric Oncology, 1992
AbstractBetween 1983 and 1985, 170 consecutive patients received doxorubicin‐containing adjuvant chemotherapy through central venous catheters, and four via a long indwelling catheter in the antecubital fossa. The objective of this retrospective study is to determine the acute and chronic complications associated with indwelling catheters. Ninety‐four (
J R, Simmons, A U, Buzdar, D M, Ota, K, Marts, G N, Hortobagyi   +4 more
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Indwelling catheters: practical guidelines for catheter blockage

British Journal of Nursing, 2000
Catheterization is a medical decision and requires a team approach involving, where possible, the patient and carer, as well as those professionals administering care. Catheterization and subsequent effective catheter drainage is associated with many dangers and complications (Lowthian, 1998) and therefore the decision to catheterize someone should ...
W, Doherty, A, Winder
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Irrigation of indwelling urinary catheters

Urology, 1983
Patients with chronic indwelling urinary catheters were studied to determine whether or not catheter irrigation with a sterile nonbacteriostatic solution should be part of routine care. One thousand catheter days were studied with catheters irrigated half of the time.
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INDWELLING CATHETERS

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1975
J. Degroot, C. M Kunin
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The Indwelling Urinary Catheter

Journal of Wound, Ostomy & Continence Nursing, 2007
Each year, millions of Americans diagnosed with bladder dysfunction, primarily older adults in acute-care hospitals, long-term care settings, or their homes, use a urinary drainage system (UDS) to drain and collect urine. A UDS can be an integral part of managing urinary retention and urinary incontinence in certain patients, but the actual number of ...
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The Hickman Indwelling Catheter

The American Journal of Nursing, 1980
J, Bjeletich, R O, Hickman
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The Encrustation of Indwelling Catheters

British Journal of Urology, 1991
K A, Getliffe, A B, Mulhall
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Indwelling catheter infection.

Canadian Medical Association journal, 1973
A "catheter team", consisting of two hospital assistants specially trained to catheterize male patients, inserted indwelling catheters in 435 men over a two-year period. The infection rate was 33%; in the 200 patients not treated with antimicrobial drugs (study group) the rate was 37%, while in the 235 patients who were so treated (antibacterial group)
A G, Keresteci, W D, Leers
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