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Use of indwelling pleural catheters for chronic pleural infection.

open access: yes, 2008
Recurrent, chronic pleural infection creates difficult management issues. Surgical drainage is currently recommended for patients who have failed initial "medical treatment" (ie, tube thoracostomy and antibiotic therapy), but the options for patients not
Rahman, Najib   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Probable sepsis‐associated encephalopathy as a component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in a cat with pyothorax

open access: yesAustralian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
A 2‐year‐old male neutered domestic shorthair cat with bacterial pyothorax was referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment of sepsis. He met criteria for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and developed new‐onset neurological dysfunction subsequent to the development of sepsis.
CC Chan, CR Sharp, CJ Boyd
wiley   +1 more source

BOOI-Defined Obstruction Stratifies Early Outcomes After ThuLEP in Men With Detrusor Underactivity: A Retrospective Complete-Case Cohort Study. [PDF]

open access: yesLow Urin Tract Symptoms
ABSTRACT Background The benefit of transurethral outlet surgery in men with benign prostatic enlargement/benign prostatic obstruction (BPE/BPO) and detrusor underactivity (DU) remains uncertain, particularly when bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) is not demonstrated by pressure‐flow testing.
Ding W   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Focal therapy using a novel cooled laser device for prostate cancer: early trial results

open access: yesBJU International, EarlyView.
Objectives To determine the short‐term oncological results and safety of the ProFocal Laser Therapy for Prostate Tissue Ablation (PFLT‐PC) trial, the first phase II clinical trial of ProFocal® (Medlogical Innovations, Sydney, Australia), a novel, cooled laser focal therapy (cLFT) device for prostate cancer (PCa) treatment. Patients and Methods Men with
Jonathan Kam   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

The spectrum and the number of microorganisms in relation to the indwelling time of the stents.

open access: yes, 2014
*8 stents could not be included to this analysis due to an unknown indwelling time.The spectrum and the number of microorganisms in relation to the indwelling time of the stents.
Alexander Hapfelmeier (137719)   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Catheterisation after urethral lengthening in transgender/gender‐diverse individuals: a randomised controlled trial (Safe Access for Bladder Entry in Transgender Men Following Penile Reconstruction [SAFE])

open access: yesBJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of the Urethrotech urethral catheterisation device (UCD®; Urethrotech Ltd., Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, UK) catheter compared to a standard Foley catheter for catheterisation in post‐phalloplasty transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals following urethral ...
Anastasia Frost   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Living with an indwelling urinary catheter.

open access: yes, 2013
Despite 450,000 people in the U.K. using long-term catheters, there is very little information available about the experience. This study aimed to gain an understanding of patients' perspectives of living with an indwelling urinary ...
Chapple, A, Prinjha, S
core   +1 more source

Mucosal injuries from indwelling catheters : A scoping review

open access: yes
There 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
von Vogelsang, Ann-Christin   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Indwelling versus Intermittent Urinary Catheterization following Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

open access: yes, 2015
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to compare the rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) and postoperative urinary retention (POUR) in patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty after either indwelling urinary catheterization or intermittent urinary ...
Wei Zhang   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative 30‐day life cycle assessment of bladder drainage strategies

open access: yesBJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To identify the most environmentally sustainable urinary drainage strategies commonly used to manage bladder outlet obstruction and also to highlight actionable levers for reducing the footprint of urinary drainage in clinical practice. Materials and Methods We conducted a comparative life cycle assessment of three urinary drainage strategies
Arthur Peyrottes   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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