THE indwelling urinary catheter is an essential part of modern medical care. It is widely used to give temporary relief of anatomic or physiologic urinary obstruction, facilitate surgical repair ...
Urinary catheters are required for nearly every surgical procedure. However, a major challenge for the health care industry ...
The human bladder is, at the most basic level, a stretchy bag. To fill to capacity — a volume of 400 to 500 milliliters ...
A major challenge for the healthcare industry is predicting who may develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and ...
Silq Technologies today announced its ClearTract® Foley Catheter has received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, ...
A UTI can develop anywhere in the urinary system, including the kidneys, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Possible causes of ...
A urinary tract infection (UTI ... that 36-mg bioactive PAC formula from cranberry helped to prevent and reduce catheter-associated UTIs8, without the side effects and resistance associated ...
Expanded Periurethral Cleansing may mitigate Catheter-Associated UTI Risk in Comatosed Patients suggests a study published in ...
Patients at long-term care facilities are at risk for healthcare-associated infections – infections that occur while a patient receives care in a healthcare setting – due to prolonged exposure to ...