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Urinary catheters are often left in place longer than needed, and new research from the University of Michigan shows that reminder systems that encourage hospital staff to remove catheters promptly ...

image: 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 ...

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 ...

Urinary catheters are often left in place longer than needed, and new research shows that reminder systems that encourage hospital staff to remove catheters promptly can reduce the rate of ...

A hospital-based medical directive allowing nurses to assess patients and remove their urinary catheter (UC) without separate medical orders each time has led to decreased numbers of ...

Between January and June 2001, 22 consecutive patients underwent RRP with a watertight eight-suture (interrupted 2 - 0 PDS) vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) by a single surgeon (CZ) for clinically ...

Nurses are generally responsible not only for catheter insertion but also for ongoing catheter management and removal. It is critical, therefore, that nurses receive continuing education regarding the ...

Why is catheter care important? Catheters are made of a variety of materials, allowing them to be left in place for several weeks. A urinary catheter is a small, flexible tube that is inserted into ...

This article is the fourth in a six-part series on urinary catheters. It gives a step-by-step guide to the procedure for teaching intermittent self-catheterisation. Citation: Yates A (2017) Urinary ...