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Device Stewardship in Community Emergency Departments: Epidemiology of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheter Placement

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Device stewardship is an important infection prevention opportunity for catheter-associated urinary tract infection reduction. This starts with the avoidance of initial catheter placement without definitive clinical need, especially with the ...
Jennifer Cihlar, Tom Talbot, Steven Katz, James Rickwa   +3 more
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Correlation between nurses’ knowledge and practices in prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) with UTI incidence in ICU

BMC Nursing
Background The way of Foley insertion and required cares after that are key factors to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Nurses play the main role in catheter placement and care, so their knowledge and performance are important.
Ata Karami, Mohammad Azad Majedi, Naser Kamyari, Salam Vatandost   +3 more
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A Simple Radiological Technique for Demonstration of Incorrect Positioning of a Foley Catheter with Balloon Inflated in the Urethra of a Male Spinal Cord Injury Patient

The Scientific World Journal, 2006
In a male patient with cervical spinal cord injury, the urinary bladder may go into spasm when a urethral catheter is removed and a new Foley catheter is inserted. Before the balloon is inflated, the spastic bladder may push the Foley catheter out or the
Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Peter L. Hughes, Bakul M. Soni   +2 more
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Effect of indwelling catheter on urinary complications of patients after total joint arthroplasty:a systematic evaluation

Huli yanjiu, 2021
ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the effect of indwelling catheter on urinary complications of patients after total joint arthroplasty（TJA）.MethodsRandomized controlled trials on application of indwelling catheter in patients after TJA，were retrieved ...
ZHANG Lan, JI Rongjian, WANG Renxiu, LIU Min, DU Ning, XU Cuiping   +5 more
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Bacterial Biofilm Development and Its Relationship with Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

Stresses
Biofilms are structured communities of microorganisms embedded in a self-produced extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix; they form by sticking to a surface, growing in number, spreading out, developing fully, and breaking apart.
Nousiba L. Jaml, Rehab M. Hafez, Mary S. Khalil, Tarek A. A. Moussa   +3 more
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Bladder catheter protocol: technical modification for the change of Long-Term bladder catheters

NURE Investigación, 2013
The replacement of urinary catheters is a common practice in chronic patients for both outpatients and inpatients. This action involves a large number of nursing interventions either planned or caused by emergency (obstruction, incorrect implantation ...
Susana Rueda Pérez, Francisco José Pérez García, María Victoria Pallares Castillo   +2 more
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Reducing catheter urinary tract infection risk through biofilm prevention: evidence-based strategies for urinary catheter management. [PDF]

Iran J Microbiol
Gunardi WD, Dharmawan A, Timotius KH.
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Phase-Dependent MoS₂ Nanosheets-Embedded Urinary Catheter for Advanced Photothermal Sterilization. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci
Saukani M, Lai CH, Krisnawati DI, Chu HY, Huang AC, Kuo TR.   +5 more
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Exploring the Perception of Urinary Catheter Use in Older Surgical Patients: ADLs Matter. [PDF]

Nurs Open
Tung HM, Tsai CH, Jeng A, Ou CH, Chang CM, Hu FW, Fang TJ.   +6 more
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Spontaneous Multiple Knotting of a Feeding Tube Urinary Catheter in an Infant with Crouzon Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]

Reports (MDPI)
Gkialas K, Papakonstantinou A, Deligiannis D, Kaltsas A, Mitsos P.   +4 more
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