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Nursing protocols to reduce urinary tract infection caused by indwelling catheters: an integrative review [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2023 Objectives: to analyze the production of knowledge in research articles about the effectiveness of nursing protocols for reducing indwelling urinary catheter dwell time and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate in hospitalized adult and older ...
Maria Estela de Queiroz Miranda +4 more
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Spontaneous Bladder Perforation in a Patient with a Long-Term Intraurethral Catheter [PDF]
Urogenital Tract Infection, 2023 Urinary catheters are commonly used to address various urinary problems. However, the catheter itself can be a cause of several complications, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections, damage to the bladder and kidneys, and, in extremely ...
Taegi Choi +8 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022 Introduction: Catheter Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria persisting beyond 48 hours after catheter removal predisposes to the development of catheter associated urinary tract infections, necessitating treatment.
Simran, Ujjwala Gaikwad, Sabah Siddiqui
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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023 Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and safety of no placement of urinary catheter after single-port laparoscopic surgery in patients with benign ovarian tumor. Materials and Methods: Patients with benign ovarian tumor who
Jing Deng +4 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 Catheter-related infections (CRIs) include catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), and they are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.
Simona Iftimie +8 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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Knowledge and Practices among Female Nurses on Insertion and Care of Indwelling Urinary Catheter to Female Patients in a Selected Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka [PDF]
OUSL Journal, 2019 Globally, catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections. By following proper guidelines and recommended practice regarding insertion and care of indwelling urinary catheter, one could ...
Priyantha Rohan, Thamara D. Amarasekara
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Biomedicines, 2022 In recent years, we have witnessed prominent improvements in urinary catheter coatings to tackle the commonly occurring catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in catheterized patients.
S. P. Yamini Kanti +3 more
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Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2023 Aim To investigate the efficacy of a new low-profile catheter on incidence of the catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in comatose patients admitted to the intensive care unit.
Farahnaz Ramezani +5 more
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Dynamic changes in the appropriateness of urinary catheter use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 OBJECTIVES:To investigate incidence, rationales, related factors and outcomes for changing from appropriate catheter placement to inappropriate use among hospitalized older patients in the emergency department.
Fang-Wen Hu +4 more
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