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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection: why do not we control this adverse event?

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
Objective: To identify factors related to the occurrence of urinary tract infection associated with urinary catheter use. Method: A longitudinal, retrospective cohort study carried out by analyzing the electronic medical records of patients admitted ...
Écila Campos Mota, Adriana Cristina Oliveira   +1 more
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Characteristics of bacterial colonization and urinary tract infection after indwelling of double-J ureteral stent and percutaneous nephrostomy tube

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction: Infections associated with catheter in the upper urinary tract (CUUT), which include the double-J stent and the percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube, get particularly infected in patients with specific risk factors for developing an ...
Mitra Kar, Akanksha Dubey, Sangram Singh Patel, Tasneem Siddiqui, Ujjala Ghoshal, Chinmoy Sahu   +5 more
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Indwelling urethral catheters in adults [PDF]

, 2012
This article focuses on indwelling urethral catheters in adults, their indications for the short and long term use, the types of urinary catheters available in Malta, an overview of the basic structure of a catheter, and the complications of urinary ...
Calleja, Edward
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Association of a Multimodal Perioperative Care Program With Postoperative Complications in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Implementation of a multimodal perioperative care program and reduction of postoperative complications. ABSTRACT Purpose This retrospective study aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness of a multimodal perioperative care program in reducing postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Keiichi Fujiya, Hiroshi Fuseya, Yusuke Yonenaga, Keiko Sanada, Toshimi Inano, Yumi Oguma, Kazuko Nakajima, Chikako Ando, Kumiko Oka, Yusuke Koseki, Kenichiro Furukawa, Yutaka Tanizawa, Masanori Terashima, Etsuro Bando   +13 more
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A pre and post intervention study to reduce unnecessary urinary catheter use on general internal medicine wards of a large academic health science center

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Urinary catheters are a common medical intervention, yet they can also be associated with harmful adverse events such as infection, urinary tract trauma, delirium and patient discomfort. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of the
Krista R. Wooller, Chantal Backman, Shipa Gupta, Alison Jennings, Delvina Hasimja-Saraqini, Alan J. Forster   +5 more
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Healthcare workers’ compliance with the catheter associated urinary tract infection prevention guidelines: an observational study in Yemen

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is a global problem but it can be prevented with the appropriate implementation of evidence-based guidelines. This study was conducted to assess the level of compliance of healthcare workers with the
Khaled Mohammed Al-Sayaghi, Talal Ali Hussein Alqalah, Sameer Abdulmalik Alkubati, Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Mohammed Alsabri, Gamil Ghaleb Alrubaiee, Mokhtar Abdo Almoliky, Khalil A. Saleh, Anas Khaled Al-Sayaghi, Rami A. Elshatarat, Zyad T. Saleh, Ahmad Mahmoud Saleh, Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz   +12 more
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Acute kidney injury prediction in cardiac surgery patients by a urinary peptide pattern: a case-control validation study [PDF]

, 2016
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a prominent problem in hospitalized patients and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Clinical medicine is currently hampered by the lack of accurate and early biomarkers for diagnosis of AKI and the
Groesdonk, Heiner, Herget-Rosenthal, Stefan, Husi, Holger, Klingele, Matthias, Metzger, Jochen, Mischak, Harald, Mullen, William, Stalmach, Angelique   +7 more
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Design, Control, and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Actuation Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This review aims to provide a broad understanding for interdisciplinary researchers in engineering and clinical applications. It addresses the development and control of magnetic actuation systems (MASs) in clinical surgeries and their revolutionary effects in multiple clinical applications.
Yingxin Huo, Lidong Yang, Tiantian Xu, Dong Sun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating comfort measures for commonly performed painful procedures in pediatric patients. [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Management of pediatric pain from medical procedures is of great importance for improving both patient care and experience. In this study, we investigated methods of managing acute pain in infants and children by studying the correlation ...
Daskalakis, Constantine, Dastgheyb, Sana, Fishlock, Keith, Kessel, Jami, Rosen, Paul   +4 more
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Safety and Effectiveness of Sutimlimab in Cold Agglutinin Disease: A Real‐World International Experience

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sutimlimab is a monoclonal antibody against complement fraction C1s approved for the treatment of hemolytic anemia due to cold agglutinin disease (CAD). Here, we analyzed and report the largest international CAD cohort of sutimlimab‐treated patients ever reported to highlight its safety and effectiveness in the real‐world setting. We accrued a
Bruno Fattizzo, Elisa Sambruna, Yoshitaka Miyakawa, Marc Michel, Carlo Visco, Michael Fillitz, George Kannourakis, Maria Bruna Greve, Moritz Kleemiss, Johan Cid, Andrea Patriarca, Laura Pavan, Arbana Dizdari, Nilla Maschio, Antonella Sau, Cinzia Bitetti, Riccardo Mario Colombo, Luigi Curreli, Dorela Lame, Uros Markovic, Fabrizio Pappagallo, Giacinto Luca Pedone, Davide Rapezzi, Vincenzo Sammartano, Nicola Tumedei, Antonio Giovanni Solimando, Jalink Marit, Luana Fianchi, Jahanzaib Khwaja, Antonio De Vivo, Francesco Lanza, Fabrizio Vianello, Esther N. Oliva, Catherine Broome, Francesco Passamonti, Ulrich Jaeger, Bernd Jilma, Guillaume Moulis, Wilma Barcellini   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source