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Urinary Catheters: What Type Do Men and Their Nurses Prefer? [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/111067/1/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01567.x ...
Baker, Paul D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A novel intervention to reduce noninfectious and infectious complications associated with indwelling urethral catheters in hospitalized older patients: a quasi-experimental study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Indwelling urethral catheters are widely used in clinical settings. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection has been recognized as a common adverse event in older patients.
Fang-Wen Hu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The method of bladder drainage in spinal cord injury patients may influence the histological changes in the mucosa of neuropathic bladder – a hypothesis

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2002
Background In spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, no correlation was found between the number of bladder infections per year, the period since injury, the neurologic level of the spinal cord lesion and the histopathology of the urinary bladder mucosa. The
Singh Gurpreet   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immobilization of antimicrobial core-shell nanospheres onto silicone for prevention of Escherichia coli biofilm formation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains are among the most frequently isolated microorganisms in urinary tract infections able to colonize the surface of urinary catheters and form biofilms.
Francesko, Antonio   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Fractured Indwelling Pleural Catheters

open access: yesChest, 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
openaire   +3 more sources

Indwelling Catheters Should Be Restricted in Primary and Revision Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis After Changes to Hospital Standard Perioperative Treatment Protocol

open access: yesAntibiotics
Background: Indwelling catheters are used in the perioperative management of patients treated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to facilitate fluid control, ease postoperative miction until patients are able to ambulate, and prevent postoperative ...
Matthias Schnetz   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indwelling Pleural Catheters

open access: yes, 2022
Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) are now being considered worldwide for patients with recurrent pleural effusions. It is commonly used for patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPE) and can be performed as outpatient based day care procedure. In malignant pleural effusions, indwelling catheters are particularly useful in patients with trapped ...
Hugh Welch, Rahul Bhatnagar
openaire   +4 more sources

Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in surgical and intensive care units. The Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections Study Group. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
To identify avoidable risk factors for central venous catheter (CVC) infections in patients undergoing short-term ...
Cozzi Lepri, A, Moro, ML, Viganò, EF
core   +1 more source

Strategies to prevent the occurrence of resistance against antibiotics by using advanced materials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-8776-0Drug resistance occurrence is a global ...
Bassegoda Puigdomenech, Arnau   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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