Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a significant concern in healthcare settings, accounting for a large proportion of hospital-acquired infections. These infections occur ...

In 2023, the catheter market is projected to surge to a size of around USD 12,591.30 million. In the forecast period from ...

Aims The audit aimed to evaluate existing catheter practice. Objectives were: to measure the prevalence of indwelling urinary catheters at the end of life; to measure the use of documentation for ...

Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female ...

A catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) occurs when bacteria or other germs enter the patient’s urinary catheter and cause infection. These infections are serious but can often be ...

A urinary catheter is a hollow, flexible tube used to drain fluid from the bladder. Urinary catheters come in many sizes; can be used by men, women and children; and are generally needed when someone ...

PROVIDENCE — Katelyn Holt has been a nurse for over a decade. Throughout her career, she has noticed that the catheters her ...

A urinary catheter is a tube that is able to bend at ease. It drains urine from your bladder. Intermittent self-catheterization is used to treat bladders that do not drain fully. Some people need a ...

yet appropriate indications for insertion and removal of urinary catheters (UC) among surgical patients remain poorly defined. Methods We developed and implemented a standardised approach to ...

A computerized clinical decision support tool implemented as a diagnostic stewardship intervention led to an approximate 50% decrease in urine culture testing for patients with a urinary catheter, ...

Angry calls from Medicare recipients across the nation alleged fraudulent charges for urinary catheters they neither ordered ...