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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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Development of an antimicrobial urinary catheter to inhibit urinary catheter encrustation [PDF]
Microbiology Discovery, 2015 Background: Encrustation of urinary catheters is a frequent problem in patients with long-term indwelling catheters colonised with urease-positive bacteria such as Proteus mirabilis. Catheter blockage may follow catheter encrustation, potentially leading to systemic infection.
Jordan, RPC +4 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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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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Systematic Early Urinary Catheter Removal Integrated in the Full Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol After Laparoscopic Mid to Lower Rectal Cancer Excision: A Feasibility Study [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2021 Purpose Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs advocate early urinary catheter removal after rectal cancer surgery; however, the optimal duration remains unclear. This study assessed the feasibility of the early urinary catheter removal protocol
Hélène Meillat +7 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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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriuria as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2020 Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SA-BSI) is an infection with increasing morbidity and mortality. Concomitant Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria (SABU) frequently occurs in patients with SA-BSI.
Behnke, Michael +6 more
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Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2021 Aim: This study was undertaken to explore knowledge and attitudes of nurses about urinary catheter and prevention of catheter-associated infections. Methods: The population of this descriptive study was composed of nurses who worked at a training and ...
Sevinc Kose +2 more
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