PLoS ONE, 2015 ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to compare the rates of urinary tract infection (UTI) and postoperative urinary retention (POUR) in patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty after either indwelling urinary catheterization or intermittent urinary ...
Wei Zhang +8 more
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Patient-Reported Side Effects of Intradetrusor Botulinum Toxin Type A for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder Syndrome [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: The aim of the study was a prospective assessment of patient-reported side effects in an open-label study after intradetrusor botulinum toxin injections for idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB). Patients and Methods: Botulinum toxin A injection
Alexander Buchner +20 more
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Catheter-associated urinary infection in kidney post-transplant patients
São Paulo Medical Journal, 2001 CONTEXT: There is still controversy as to the use and dosage of antimicrobial prophylaxis of the urinary infection associated with urethral catheterization in the post renal transplant period.
Luiz Carlos de Oliveira +4 more
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Comparing the Effects of Hot Pack and Lukewarm-Water-Soaked Gauze on Postoperative Urinary Retention; A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Urinary retention is a common postoperative complication that mandates urinary catheterization. Urinary catheterization is associated with different physical, mental, and financial problems for both patients and healthcare systems.
Afazel, M.R. +3 more
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Systemic infections after acute stroke [PDF]
, 2008 After an acute stroke, systemic infection can complicate the recovery process and lead to a worse clinical outcome, including a higher risk of mortality.
Damian Jenkinson +11 more
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Biomarkers to assess right heart pressures in recipients of a heart transplant: a proof-of-concept study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: This proof-of-concept study investigated the feasibility of using biomarkers to monitor right heart pressures (RHP) in heart transplanted (HTx) patients.
Ciarka, Agnieszka +16 more
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Clean intermittent self-catheterization as a treatment modality for urinary retention : perceptions of urologists [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: Clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) is now considered the gold standard for the management of urinary retention. In the literature, several articles on patients' perspectives on CISC and adherence to this technique have been published.
de Troyer, Bart +6 more
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EVALUATION OF CHANGES IN THE LEVELS OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) AND PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH URINARY RETENTION AND PROSTATE DISEASE [PDF]
The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2009 Prostate specific antigen (PSA) has established itself as the most useful marker for adenocarcinoma of the prostate (ADCA) adenocarcinoma of the prostate and in the recent years has almost replaced the total acid phosphatase and prostatic acid ...
Firas Shakir Attar
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Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine, 2022 Background: Urinary catheterization after vaginal prolapse surgery can cause inconvenience for patients, elevate the risk of urinary tract infections, and potentially prolong the hospitalization.
Yiqian Chen +4 more
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Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (JANIS) [PDF]
, 2008 We evaluated the infection risks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using data of NICU infection surveillance data. The subjects were 871 NICU babies, consisting of 465 boys and 406 girls, who were cared for between June 2002 and January 2003 in ...
Babazono, Akira +11 more
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