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Urinary Catheterization and Care of Urinary Catheter
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 2023 Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is usually defined as a UTI in a patient with current urinary tract catheterization or who has been catheterized in the past 48 hours. Urinary tract infections are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection, accounting for more than 30% of infections reported by acute care hospitals ...
SELMAR MELLISHA E -, JEENA VIJAYAN P V -
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What is the best choice for chronic urinary retention: indwelling catheter or clean intermittent catheterization? [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2009 Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of clean intermittent catheterization, comparing to indwelling urinary catheter, in the treatment of chronic urinary retention.
João Paulo Zambon +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Intermittent catheterization is the gold standard method for bladder management in individuals with urinary retention and/or incontinence. It is therefore important to understand the performance of urinary catheters, especially on parameters associated ...
Fabio Tentor +7 more
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False Elevation of Volume Determined by Bladder Scanner Secondary to Bowel Obstruction [PDF]
, 2020 Bladder scanners allow for quick determination of bladder volumes (BV) with minimal training. BV measured by a machine is generally accurate; however, circumstances exist in which falsely elevated BVs are reported.
Altawil, Zaid +3 more
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Use of in vitro and haptic assessments in the characterisation of surface lubricity [PDF]
, 2018 Lubricity is a key property of hydrophilic-coated urinary catheter surfaces. In vitro tests are commonly employed for evaluation of surface properties in the development of novel catheter coating technologies, however, their value in predicting the more ...
Corbett, Dan J. +3 more
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Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in patients with chronic venous catheters: a case report and literature review. [PDF]
, 2014 Chronic indwelling catheters have been reported to be associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) via the activation of the classical complement pathway in association with bacterial infections such as coagulase negative ...
Nast, Cynthia C +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.The repair and regeneration of brain tissue faces both biological and technical challenges. Injectable bioscaffolds offer new opportunities to stimulate tissue regrowth in the brain by recruiting neural stem cells. Here, the translational issues are reviewed that need to be address to advance this promising new therapeutic approach from the bench to ...
Michel Modo, Alena Kisel
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022 Introduction: Catheter Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria persisting beyond 48 hours after catheter removal predisposes to the development of catheter associated urinary tract infections, necessitating treatment.
Simran, Ujjwala Gaikwad, Sabah Siddiqui
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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 +4 more
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An animal experimental study on pubourethral ligament restoration with platelet rich plasma for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: Minimally invasive methods for injured ligament and tendon restoration have been developed and gained popularity in recent years. Injury and relaxation of the pubourethral ligament (PUL) can lead to stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
Chrysanthopoulou, E +6 more
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