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An Amphiphilic Carbonaceous/Nanosilver Composite-Incorporated Urinary Catheter for Long-Term Combating Bacteria and Biofilms.

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021
Biofilms formed on urinary catheters remain a major headache in the modern healthcare system. Among the various kinds of biocide-releasing urinary catheters that have been developed to prevent biofilm formation, Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs)-coated catheters ...
Chaoqun Liu, Shancheng Feng, Longyu Ma, Mengyao Sun, Zhihong Wei, Jiaqi Wang, Zhaowei Chen, Yuheng Guo, Jiahua Shi, Qiang Wu   +9 more
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ZnO coating on silicon rubber urinary catheter to reduce the biofilm infections

Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, 2021
The main objective of this research was to control the formation of biofilm on the urinary catheter because biofilm infections spread in the urethra and sometimes become the cause of death.
P. Kumari, A. Bharti, V. Agarwal, Naveen Kumar, K. Saxena   +4 more
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection: an overview

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology, 2022
CAUTIs (catheter-associated urinary tract infections) continue to be one of the most common health-care-related illnesses in the entire globe. CAUTIs are the cause of 40% of all hospital-acquired infections and 80% of all nosocomial urinary tract ...
R. Venkataraman, Umesh Yadav
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Early removal of indwelling urinary catheter after radical surgery for early‐stage cervical cancer—A cohort study

Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2020
To evaluate the difference between early and delayed removal of indwelling urinary catheter after radical hysterectomy (RH) or radical trachelectomy (RT).
M. Mengatto, B. Castro, L. Nóbrega, M. Vieira, C. Andrade, A. Tsunoda, D. A. D. de Andrade, R. Dos Reis   +7 more
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Early versus delayed removal of indwelling urinary catheter after elective cesarean delivery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2020
Background: Timing of removal of the indwelling urinary catheter after elective cesarean delivery (CD) is controversial. Early removal could be associated with fewer urinary symptoms.
Amr Menshawy, E. Ghanem, Esraa Menshawy, A. Masoud, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, A. Taher, M. Mahmoud, Y. Khamis, H. Haggag, Mansour A. Khalifa, A. Samy, A. M. Abbas   +11 more
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A Bundle-Based Approach to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Intensive Care Unit.

Critical Care Nurse, 2021
BACKGROUND Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are the second most common health care-associated infections, occurring most frequently in intensive care units. These infections negatively affect patient outcomes and health care costs.
Holly N Shadle, V. Sabol, Amanda K Smith, H. Stafford, Julie A. Thompson, M. Bowers   +5 more
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Urinary catheters PART 1

British Journal of Nursing, 2018
Barry HIll, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Northumbria University ( barry.hill@northumbria.ac.uk ), and Michelle Mitchell, Graduate Tutor for Adult Nursing at Northumbria University, discuss the reasons for urinary catheterisation, the different types of catheter and the potential problems patients need to be aware of
Barry, HIll, Michelle, Mitchell
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Early Urinary Catheter Removal Following Pelvic Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Noninferiority Trial

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2018
BACKGROUND: Because of the potential increased incidence of acute urinary retention, optimal timing of urinary catheter removal after major pelvic colorectal surgery remains unclear.
Devin N. Patel, Seth I. Felder, M. Luu, T. Daskivich, Karen N Zaghiyan, P. Fleshner   +5 more
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Care of urinary catheters

Nursing Older People, 1993
This article explores the nursing management techniques for this common invasive treatment. It relates to UKCC Professional Development categories: Educational development and Reducing Risk.
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: new aspects of novel urinary catheters

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2006
Nosocomial urinary tract infection is the most common infection acquired both in hospitals and nursing homes and is usually associated with catheterisation. These catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) have been reported to increase mortality and have a considerable economic impact.
U-Syn, Ha, Yong-Hyun, Cho
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