A study published in American Journal of Infection Control details the determinants of urinary catheter removal in pediatric intensive care unit patients. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional ...

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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 ...

May 26, 2011 (Dallas, Texas) — A new initiative, highlighted by a nurse-driven catheter removal protocol, significantly reduced the use of indwelling urinary catheter and associated infections, ...

This is an interesting problem. There is often no obvious reason why women experience urinary retention after the removal of a catheter. I've noticed this more in elderly patients and have always ...

UroShield is potentially life changing and could address an important unmet need among people with long-term catheters in the community 4.1 The patient expert and patient survey comments described ...