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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers used moistened wipes instead of soap and water to clean patients bedridden with catheters. Patients ...

April 23, 2010 (Barcelona, Spain) — An intraurethral catheter (IUC) should be inserted instead of an indwelling catheter in older men with prostatic obstruction who are at high risk during anesthesia ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) can be significantly reduced using a new program, a new study has shown. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) national project, ...

A new "smart catheter" that senses the start of an infection, and automatically releases an anti-bacterial substance, is being developed to combat the problem of catheter-related blood and urinary ...

Surgical teams are decreasing the rate of urinary tract infection in their institution by paying scrupulous attention to the use of catheters before and immediately after operations. Their efforts are ...

BARCELONA—Israeli researchers recommend using an intraurethral catheter (IUC) instead of a conventional indwelling catheter in older men with prostatic obstruction who are at high risk during ...

Tiny spikes shaped like shark fins could cut the number of urinary tract infections experienced by patients fitted with catheters. These flexible hollow tubes, which are made of plastic, drain urine ...

A new ''smart catheter'' that senses the start of an infection, and automatically releases an anti-bacterial substance, is being developed to combat the problem of catheter-related blood and urinary ...

The patient expert and patient survey comments described UroShield as simple and easy to use. The patient expert reported several benefits from using UroShield in the past 3 years. These included a ...