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Social Determinants of Health in the lives of urinary catheter users
Objective: To identify the influence of social determinants of health on the life conditions of patients who use intermittent urinary catheters. Method: This was a descriptive study conducted in a rehabilitation center with 243 neurogenic bladder ...
Beatriz Maria Jorge+6 more
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Urinary catheterization diary – A useful tool in tracking causes of non-deflating Foley catheter
Introduction and objective: Most urinary catheters marketed in developing countries are unidentifiable after unpacking. A catheterization diary which is an important tool for the documentation of catheter use is rarely used in medical facilities in these
C.O. Okorie+3 more
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Bacterial Biofilm and its Clinical Implications [PDF]
Microbial biofilm created huge burden in treatment of both community and hospital infections. A biofilm is complex communities of bacteria attached to a surface or interface enclosed in an exopolysaccharide matrix and protected from unfavorable ...
Shakibaie, Prof
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The effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on the ‘forgotten’ right ventricle
Abstract With the progress in diagnosis, treatment and imaging techniques, there is a growing recognition that impaired right ventricular (RV) function profoundly affects the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF), irrespective of their left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Liangzhen Qu, Xueting Duan, Han Chen
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How users of indwelling urinary catheters talk about sex and sexuality: a qualitative study
Background An indwelling urinary catheter can solve the problem of incontinence and may be life-saving in individuals with retention, but it can cause problems such as infection and may have a negative impact on body image, sex, and sexuality.
A. Chapple, Suman Prinjha, H. Salisbury
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Intravesical antimicrobial administration for urinary tract infections via a dedicated catheter
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
John Posner
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Abbreviations: TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation; ATTR‐CM, transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. We aimed to diagnose occult ATTR‐CM in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI using bone scintigraphy. We verified a diagnosis of ATTR‐CM in 8 of 171 (4.7 %) consecutive aortic stenosis patients who underwent TAVI.
Margrethe Flesvig Holt+15 more
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Book Review: The Urinary Tract and the Catheter: Infections and other Problems [PDF]
J M Stark
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BACKGROUND Duration of indwelling urinary catheterization is an important risk factor for urinary tract infection. OBJECTIVES To determine whether a reminder approach reduces the use of urinary catheters and the incidence of catheter-associated urinary
Yin-Yin Chen+5 more
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