Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

Clean catheterization was noninferior to sterile catheterization in rates of suspected catheter-associated urinary tract ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

To prospectively investigate the effects on urinary tract infection (UTI) of indwelling urinary catheter placement during cesarean delivery. There were no significant differences between the two ...

Elderly women are at high risk for inappropriate urinary catheter utilization in emergency departments, according to a new study. Elderly women are at high risk for inappropriate urinary catheter ...

Male ferrets are used in various biomedical research studies and generally thrive in laboratory conditions. Urethral obstruction can occur in male ferrets of all ages, and urethral catheterization may ...

Urinary catheters are used for a wide range of reasons. They are associated with a number of complications including: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI); Tissue damage; Bypassing and ...

Urinary catheterisation involves the insertion of a tube into the bladder using aseptic technique (Dougherty and Lister, 2015). The procedure is carried out for a variety of reasons, including to: ...

Rising cUTIs among older adults, chronically ill patients and catheter users are driving demand for novel antibiotics, rapid diagnostics, antimicrobial catheters and infection monitoring. HAI ...

The use of an intraoperative catheter did not protect against the development of postoperative urinary retention (PUR) for patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair surgery, a ...