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Effect of reduced urinary catheter duration on time to ambulation after VATS lobectomy
Surgery in Practice and Science, 2023 Introduction: Faster time to ambulation (TTA) after video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is associated with improved outcomes. We hypothesized that reduced urinary catheter duration leads to shorter TTA after VATS lobectomy.
Kian C. Banks +11 more
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Spontaneous Bladder Perforation in a Patient with a Long-Term Intraurethral Catheter [PDF]
Urogenital Tract Infection, 2023 Urinary catheters are commonly used to address various urinary problems. However, the catheter itself can be a cause of several complications, including catheter-associated urinary tract infections, damage to the bladder and kidneys, and, in extremely ...
Taegi Choi +8 more
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Urinary Catheter Management [PDF]
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2013 After colorectal resection surgery, early urinary catheter removal has been promoted as a part of the national Surgical Care Improvement Project. However, the decrease in urinary tract infection expected with this strategy must be balanced against an increased risk for urinary retention. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to summarize
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GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2016 Introduction: Urinary tract infections range among the most frequent infections not only in hospital patients but also in residents of long-term care facilities for the elderly. Urinary catheters are the greatest risk factor for urinary tract infections.
Heudorf, Ursel +5 more
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Current material engineering strategies to prevent catheter encrustation in urinary tracts
Materials Today Bio, 2022 Catheters and ureteric stents have played a vital role in relieving urinary obstruction in many urological conditions. With the increasing use of urinary catheters/stents, catheter/stent-related complications such as infection and encrustation are also ...
Qin Yao +5 more
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Ceragenin Nanogel Coating Prevents Biofilms Formation on Urinary Catheters. [PDF]
ACS Appl Mater InterfacesCatheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for 40% of hospital-acquired infections, increasing health risks, patient discomfort, morbidity, and hospitalisation time.
Puertas-Segura A +9 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019 Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the common hospital-associated infections (HAIs), which can be prevented by practicing necessary precautions and by using antimicrobial urinary catheters (UCs).
Manaf Al-Qahtani +3 more
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Optimal management of urinary tract infections in older people [PDF]
, 2011 Urinary tract infections (UTI) occur frequently in older people. Unfortunately, UTI is commonly overdiagnosed and overtreated on the basis of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Phillips, Gabby +6 more
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Catheters and Infections [PDF]
, 2011 Catheters are used for effective drainage of the bladder, either temporally or permanently, in the presence of physiological and anatomical defects or obstruction of the lower urinary tract.
S. Ciciliato +2 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2017 Introduction: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), an important causative agent of urinary tract infections (UTIs), carries virulence factors which are clustered on pathogenicity islands (PAIs).
Farzaneh Firoozeh +2 more
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