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Chronic urinary catheter blockage
Nursing Standard, 1991Catheter blockage is a common complication of long-term urinary catheterisation which causes distress to the patient and presents management problems for both nursing and medical practitioners. Jennifer Kohler-Ockmore's study aimed to investigate some of the factors which may cause catheter blockage and how they may be overcome.
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Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections
Infectious Disease Clinics of North AmericaCatheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common and costly hospital-acquired infections, yet they are largely preventable. The greatest modifiable risk factor for developing a CAUTI is duration of catheterization, including initial indwelling catheter placement when it may not otherwise be necessary.
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Urinary Catheter-Associated Infections
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2012Catheter-acquired urinary infection is the most common device-associated healthcare-acquired infection. Although most patients are asymptomatic, symptomatic infection may occur and is associated with increased morbidity and costs. Long-term indwelling catheters are associated with more complex microbiology and greater morbidity than short-term ...
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Short-term urinary catheters and their risks: an integrated systematic review
British Journal of Nursing, 2020Jayne Brown, Andrew Clifton
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Infections associated with urinary catheters
2008This chapter discusses urinary tract infections (UTIs) as a common and clinically important outcome of the use of urinary catheters. UTI with a catheter in place is usually asymptomatic and referred to as catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria (CA-ASB), while the symptomatic infection is referred to as catheter-acquired urinary infection (CA-UTI).
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Recent advances in hydrogel coatings for urinary catheters
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023Lijie Duan
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Prevalence of indwelling urinary catheters in nursing home residents: Systematic review
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2023Jonas Czwikla +2 more
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