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The urinary catheter: 'a-voiding catastrophe'

Hospital Medicine, 2001
A quarter of all patients admitted to hospital are catheterized. This is associated with significant morbidity and occasional mortality. This article reviews the risks of urinary catheterization and suggests preventative measures.
Manit Arya, Hitendra R.H. Patel
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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 ...
Alan R. Pomeroy, David T. Graham, Gerda E. Mark   +2 more
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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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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
O. Alfthan, Leif C. Andersson, Martti Talja, Mirja Ruutu   +3 more
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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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The dissolution of urinary catheter encrustation [PDF]

BJU International, 2000
Objectives To identify the optimum volume of acidic bladder washout solution to dissolve catheter encrustations and to compare the effectiveness of different bladder washout delivery devices. Materials and methods Urinary catheter encrustation was generated in vitro using a model of the catheterized bladder adapted from previous work.
S.C. Hughes, K.A. Getliffe, M. Le Claire
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Urinary Catheters in Spina Bifida

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1982
Since 1974, 56 children with a neuropathic bladder were selected for intermittent or indwelling catheterisation. Indications for catheterisation included incontinence, hydronephrosis, and/or difficulty with bladder expression. Good results were obtained in 70% of girls and 50% of boys. The catheter was abandoned in 7 children, mainly because of lack of
A. El Gohary, J. Lister, R. J. Brereton
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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.
Brett Delahunt, John N. Nacey
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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 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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