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Social Determinants of Health in the lives of urinary catheter users

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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
doaj   +1 more source

Urinary catheterization diary – A useful tool in tracking causes of non-deflating Foley catheter

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology, 2015
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
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial Biofilm and its Clinical Implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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
core  

Pragmatic trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
No abstract ...
Ford, Ian, Norrie, John
core   +1 more source

The effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on the ‘forgotten’ right ventricle

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1045-1058, April 2025.
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
wiley   +1 more source

How users of indwelling urinary catheters talk about sex and sexuality: a qualitative study

open access: yesThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2014
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in aortic stenosis patients scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 4, Page 2467-2476, August 2025.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Using a criteria-based reminder to reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters and decrease urinary tract infections.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Critical Care, 2013
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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