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Implementation of an external female urinary catheter as an alternative to an indwelling urinary catheter

American Journal of Infection Control, 2021
Until recently, there has been a lack of viable alternative to an indwelling urinary catheter for female patients that require precise urine output measurements. With the introduction of external female urinary catheters, we can now substitute this type of device for an indwelling urinary catheter in many patients, decreasing their risk of catheter ...
Curtis, Warren   +2 more
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Inhibition and Inactivation of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Biofilms on Urinary Catheters by Sodium Selenite

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the most common hospital-acquired infections in humans and are caused primarily by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC).
Muhammed S Muyyarikkandy   +1 more
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Care of urinary catheters

Nursing Older People, 1993
This article explores the nursing management techniques for this common invasive treatment. It relates to UKCC Professional Development categories: Educational development and Reducing Risk.
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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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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 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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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   +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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