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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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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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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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Critical Medical and Surgical Nursing Journal, 2019 Introduction: Urinary tract infections that occur in hospitals are mostly caused by the installation of indwelling urinary catheter. Indwelling urinary catheter care is one way to prevent the occurrence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections ...
Noviani Nastiti Susantiningdyah +2 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017 Introduction: Urinary tract infections are the most frequent healthcare associated infections, being related to both high costs and morbidity. Our intention was to carry out an epidemiological characterization of hospital acquired urinary tract ...
Maria João Lobão, Paulo Sousa
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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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Urinary Catheter Management [PDF]
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2013 After colorectal resection surgery, early urinary catheter removal has been promoted as a part of the national Surgical Care Improvement Project. However, the decrease in urinary tract infection expected with this strategy must be balanced against an increased risk for urinary retention. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to summarize
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Catheter squeeze technique to solve urinary catheter drainage problem
Surgery 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
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Jurnal 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
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Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Guidelines on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rate among Pediatric Intensive Care Children [PDF]
International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2022 Background: Urinary tract infection is the most common healthcare associated infection (HCAI) that usually results from prolonged use of urinary catheter that results in prolonged hospital stay.
Rehab Elsayed +1 more
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