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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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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Inpatient urine cultures are frequently performed without urinalysis or microscopy: Findings from a large academic medical center [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVETo describe the frequency of urine cultures performed in inpatients without additional testing for pyuriaDESIGNRetrospective cohort studySETTINGA 1,250-bed academic tertiary referral centerPATIENTSHospitalized adultsMETHODSThis study included ...
Carson, Abigail L +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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Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteriuria as a Predictor of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2020 Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SA-BSI) is an infection with increasing morbidity and mortality. Concomitant Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria (SABU) frequently occurs in patients with SA-BSI.
Behnke, Michael +6 more
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Factors affecting continuation of clean intermittent catheterisation in people with multiple sclerosis: results of the COSMOS mixed-methods study [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC) is often recommended for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: To determine the variables that affect continuation or discontinuation of the use of CIC.
Andrew Elders +13 more
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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
Cureus, 2022 One of the most prevalent health-related illnesses globally is catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). CAUTIs account for almost half of all hospital-acquired diseases.
Hodam Rubi, G. Mudey, Radha Kunjalwar
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019 Background The purpose of this study was to investigate whether patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty (TJA) require catheterization. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and China National Knowledge Infrastructure were ...
Yimei Ma, Xiaoxi Lu
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Urinary catheterization and female genital mutilation [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2012 A 30-year-old African woman was admitted in labour at 37 weeks’ gestation of her fifth pregnancy for emergency cesarean delivery. This was her first assessment for the current pregnancy at this hospital. She had a cesarean delivery with each of her previous pregnancies.
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Urinary retention and the role of indwelling catheterization following total knee arthroplasty
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2006 INTRODUCTION: We aimed to investigate the rate of urinary retention after knee arthroplasty, the various factors involved in predicting those at risk for retention and to assess the impact of retention and catheterization on joint sepsis.
P. Kumar +4 more
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