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Evidence for nurse-led protocol for removing urinary catheters [PDF]
, 2022 Introduction: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections significantly contribute to hospital-acquired complications globally, with adverse implications for patient outcomes, healthcare and fiscal resources.
Nagle, Cate +3 more
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URINARY INFECTIONS IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS: KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AND DIALYSIS
Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2019 Patients on hemodialysis often have more urinary tract infections (UTIs) due to immunosuppression, lack of germ removal, presence of lithiasis, neurogenic bladder, abnormalities in the urinary tract, use of intravenous catheters and urinary catheters ...
María José Pomares
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BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Chronic urinary retention is a common lower urinary tract disorder, mostly neurogenic or idiopathic in origin. The preferred treatment is clean intermittent urinary self-catheterisation (CISC) four to six times a day.
Tess van Doorn +3 more
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Antibiotics, 2022 Despite the implementation of stringent guidelines for the prevention of catheter-associated (CA) urinary tract infection (UTI), CAUTI remains one of the most common health care-related infections.
Stephany Navarro +5 more
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Long-Term Reduction of Bacterial Adhesion on Polyurethane by an Ultra-Thin Surface Modifier
Biomedicines, 2022 Indwelling urinary catheters are employed widely to relieve urinary retention in patients. A common side effect of the use of these catheters is the formation of urinary tract infections (UTIs), which can lead not only to severe medical complications ...
Brian De La Franier +3 more
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Polymer-Coated Urinary Catheter Reduces Biofilm Formation and Biomineralization: A First-in-Man, Prospective Pilot Study [PDF]
Purpose: Biofilm formation and biomineralization on urinary catheters may cause severe complications including infection and obstruction. Here, we describe an in vitro evaluation and prospective pilot clinical study of a silicone catheter coated with a ...
Heeb, Stephan +11 more
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Long‐Term Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Autoimmune Autonomic Ganglionopathy—A 10‐Year Follow Up Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare but potentially treatable cause of severe autonomic failure. Evidence guiding long‐term immunotherapy, treatment sequencing, and residual autonomic impairment is limited. We evaluated long‐term treatment response, residual autonomic dysfunction, and relapse patterns in patients with
Giacomo Chiaro +6 more
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Which catheter? Criteria for selection of urinary catheters for children
, 2003 Health professionals should be able to justify their clinical decisions by referring to up-to-date research: in the climate of today's health care, practice that is based purely on custom cannot be condoned (Bergman 1999).
Smith, Lucy; id_orcid
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A study of urinary catheter encrustation in patients with Proteus urinary tract infection. [PDF]
, 2007 The most common cause of encrustation and blockage of long term urinary catheters is colonisation of the urinary tract by Proteus spp. However, the degree of encrustation experienced by those with Proteus colonisation differs markedly between ...
Mathur, S.
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