Urinary catheters come in many sizes ... Q: What advice do you have for living with a catheter? A: Prepare. Going out can sometimes be challenging so make certain you prepare beforehand. Think about ...

Volunteers will take turns acting out the different case scenarios. Each scenario involves caring for a fictional resident with an indwelling urinary catheter. This resident can either be the CPR ...

There are other non-infectious IUC-related adverse effects that occur the longer an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), particularly a transurethral IUC, is used for bladder drainage. They include ...

Indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) are semi-rigid, flexible tubes. They drain the bladder but block the urethra. IUCshave double lumens, or separate channels, running down it lengthwise. One of the ...

As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients with indwelling urinary catheters are at a higher risk of developing a hospital-acquired urinary tract infection known as ...

A 27-year-old man with a background of alcohol excess presented to the surgical assessment unit (SAU) with abdominal pain. On clinical examination, he was tender in his epigastric and left-upper ...

In Module 1, we discussed the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections or CAUTI in the intensive care unit or ICU, as well as methods ...

Objective This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of bladder training by clamping on bladder urethral function in patients with indwelling urinary catheters used for different durations.

Motivation Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a common and serious healthcare-associated infection. Despite many efforts to reduce the occurrence of CAUTI, there remains a gap in ...

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 ...

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 ...