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Insertion of a urinary catheter

Nursing Older People, 2006
Although a common procedure in the care of older people, the insertion of a urinary catheter carries considerable risk--for example, from infection or trauma. Changing demographics mean that the number of older people requiring catheterisation is likely to increase.
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Removal of Retained Urinary Catheters

British Journal of Urology, 1984
Summary— In a 1‐year register, retained urinary catheters were encountered on 23 occasions. ln vitro tests showed that 2 ml of ether or chloroform injected through the inflation channel of catheter balloons caused disruption within a few seconds but liquid paraffin took ...
P L, Chin, R K, Singh, G, Athey
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Antimicrobial strategies for urinary catheters

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 2018
AbstractOver 75% of hospital‐acquired or nosocomial urinary tract infections are initiated by urinary catheters, which are used during the treatment of 16% of hospitalized patients. Taking the United States as an example, the costs of catheter‐associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are in excess of $451 million dollars/year.
Zhiling Zhu, Ziping Wang, Siheng Li, Xun Yuan   +3 more
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THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE URINARY CATHETER

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1993
The urinary catheter is one of the most frequently used medical devices and has a long and intriguing history of development. This paper describes the catheter from its simple beginnings through the subtle but important changes it has undergone paralleling the advances in plastics technology witnessed this century.
J, Nacey, B, Delahunt
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Urinary catheters PART 1

British Journal of Nursing, 2018
Barry HIll, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Northumbria University ( barry.hill@northumbria.ac.uk ), and Michelle Mitchell, Graduate Tutor for Adult Nursing at Northumbria University, discuss the reasons for urinary catheterisation, the different types of catheter and the potential problems patients need to be aware of
Barry, HIll, Michelle, Mitchell
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Cellular toxicity of urinary catheters

Medical Journal of Australia, 1983
The cellular compatibility of each of several brands of urinary catheters available on the Australian market was measured by means of cell-culture methods, a rabbit intramuscular implant test, and the traditional mouse systemic toxicity test. Good agreement was obtained between the in-vitro tests and the rabbit implant tests (although the cell-culture ...
D T, Graham, G E, Mark, A R, Pomeroy
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Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2018
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains one of the most prevalent, yet preventable, health care-associated infections. General prevention strategies include strict adherence to hand hygiene and antimicrobial stewardship. Duration of urinary catheterization is the most important modifiable risk factor.
Emily K, Shuman, Carol E, Chenoweth
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Auditing urinary catheter care

Nursing Standard, 2012
Urinary catheters are the main cause of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections among inpatients. Healthcare staff can reduce the risk of patients developing an infection by ensuring they give evidence-based care and by removing the catheter as soon as it is no longer necessary.
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Toxicity Testing of Urinary Catheters

British Journal of Urology, 1985
The tissue toxicity of 23 urinary catheter batches (6 latex and 2 non-latex brands) was tested in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, a human T-cell leukemia line (JM) was cultured in the presence of different concentrations of eluates made from the catheters. The cytotoxicity of the eluates was assessed from their ability to inhibit DNA synthesis measured by
M, Talja, L C, Andersson, M, Ruutu, O, Alfthan   +3 more
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The Catheter and Urinary Tract Infection

Medical Clinics of North America, 1991
Catheter-associated bacteriuria is the most common infection acquired in hospitals and nursing homes. This infection would be even more common but for the use of the closed catheter system. Most modifications have not improved upon the closed catheter itself. However, even with meticulous care, this system will not prevent bacteriuria forever.
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