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Catheter squeeze technique to solve urinary catheter drainage problem

open access: yesSurgery Open Science, 2023
Background: Urinary catheter insertion is one of the basic techniques used in patient care to drain the bladder. Around 30 million urinary catheters are inserted annually in the USA alone.2 Often, when inserting a urinary catheter, it is noticed that ...
Prashanth Kumar Reddy Vuggumudi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Policies for replacing long-term indwelling urinary catheters in adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We would also like to thank the foll owing Cochrane Incontinence editorial base staff members for their help and support with this re-view: Cathryn Glazener, Sheila Wallace, Mandy Fader, Peter Her-bison and Suzanne Macdonald.
Alexander, Cameron Edwin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Variability in Catheter-Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Rates Among Individual Nurses in Intensive Care Units: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CAABU) is frequent in intensive care units (ICUs) and contributes to the routine use of antibiotics and to antibiotic-resistant infections.
Bobay, Kathleen L.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Sonography of the distal urethra in lambs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sonography is a convenient, non-invasive diagnostic modality in small ruminants, often used in reproductive management, internal medicine, and surgery.
AlLugami, Ammar   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

COMPARISON OF POSITIVE BACTERIAL CULTURE RATE FROM URINE SPECIMEN AND CATHETER SWAB IN INDWELLING CATHETER PATIENTS

open access: yesJurnal Urologi Indonesia, 2016
Objective: The study aims to study the difference between urinary culture before and after indwelling catheter insertion and also the difference in positive bacterial culture rate between urine and catheter swab at the 7th and 14th days.
Marzuki Yusuf   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Urinary incontinence is common after radical prostatectomy and can also occur in some circumstances after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
Abbinante   +177 more
core   +1 more source

Development of an antimicrobial urinary catheter to inhibit urinary catheter encrustation [PDF]

open access: yesMicrobiology 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
openaire   +2 more sources

Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
A Alvarez   +36 more
core   +3 more sources

Effect of Urinary Catheter Use on Microorganism Growth and Antibiotic Resistance in Home Health Patients: A Retrospective Study in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yesEurasian Journal of Family Medicine
Aim: While catheter-associated urinary tract infections are well-documented in hospital and nursing home settings, data from home health care patients remain limited.
Burcu Aykanat Yurtsever
doaj   +1 more source

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