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The nurse-led urology peripatetic service was established to assess and treat patients requiring TWOC in their own homes. This treatment was to re-establish bladder function for patients after surgery ...
Introduction The risks of indwelling catheters are well documented and include catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), bacteraemia and increased mortality (Loveday et al, 2014; Adams et ...
An intervention in a general medicine ward found that a medical directive allowing nurses to remove urinary catheters was associated with positive outcomes, according to data published in JAMA ...
About one in two nurses experience blood exposure at least once a month when inserting a peripheral intravenous catheter.
SAN DIEGO—Cuffed catheters for hemodialysis patients are associated with a 46% higher risk of septicemia or endocarditis compared with temporary catheters, according to a study of nearly 30,000 ...
Indwelling devices like catheters cause roughly 25% of hospital infections, but ongoing efforts to reduce catheter use and misuse haven't succeeded as much as health care workers would like.
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