Although indwelling urethra catheterization is a medical intervention with well-defined risks, such as catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CA-UTI), studies show that in hospitalized ...

A staple of modern medicine, the indwelling urinary catheter has a critical, sometimes fatal flaw. Its outer surface encourages bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation, leading to catheter associated ...

Large size indwelling catheters are commonly used for drainage of blood clots. Furthermore, to reduce the risk of clot formation in the bladder and to maintain the indwelling urinary catheter patency, ...

Indwelling urinary catheters: catheter selection:- For patients using a long-term indwelling urinary catheter, what is the clinical and cost effectiveness of impregnated versus hydrophilic versus ...

in which case an indwelling catheter is necessary until the urethra heals. Iatrogenic trauma has been reported to occur more often at the colliculus seminalis, ∼5 mm caudal to the bladder neck 11.

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 ...

studies show that approximately 14–38% of the indwelling urethra catheters (IUCs) are placed without a specific medical indication. In this paper we describe the prevalence of IUCs, including ...

Indwelling urinary catheters: antibiotic prophylaxis:- When recatheterising patients who have a long-term indwelling urinary catheter, what is the clinical and cost effectiveness of single-dose ...