Management of urinary catheters in care homesThis article looks at the different methods of urinary catheterization. Clinical aspects of catheter care are discussed, together with practical suggestions for catheter selection, management and care.Ian Pomfret...
Care guide for How to Care for your Picc (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) (Aftercare Instructions). Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
An indwelling urinary catheter helps drain urine from your body when you can’t do it on your own. You may need one for any number of reasons: After surgery, with somecancertreatments, or if you have a blocked urethra (the tube that carries urine from yourbladderto outside your body). ...
BACKGROUND: Patients submitted to Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) need a safe venous access for the infusion of bone marrow. The implantation of a central venous catheter is a part of therapy, with Hickmans catheter as the most commonly used type; however, its presence entails risks, th...
But if you need care for longer than that, you might get what’s called a central venous catheter. It’s also called a central line. A CVC is also a thin tube, but it’s much longer than a regular IV. It typically goes into a large vein in your arm or chest. When Would I ...
The few studies with a focus on nurses relate to themes of privacy and how to set limits. In Germany, not one study could be found that dealt with the question of how nurses experience artificial respiratory care in patients' homes. Considering the involved changes of 展开 ...
SETTING: Surgical and medical intensive care units at a 2,700-bed medical center. PATIENTS: A total of 258 patients in critical condition who underwent pulmonary artery catheter insertion were recruited. INTERVENTIONS: All patients were randomized into two groups (4 days or 7 days) according to ...
Imperative Care announced today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its Zoom 6F insert catheters for ischemic stroke procedures.
(e.g., being used to inject illicit drugs by patients who are unable to access their veins because of damage caused by past injecting), non-compliance with care instructions (especially in outpatient programs where patients are returning to their homes and may not be able to follow ...
A fibre optic catheter for simultaneous measurement of longitudinal and circumferential muscular activity in the gastrointestinal tract Diagnostic catheters based on fibre Bragg gratings (FBG's) are proving to be highly effective for measurement of the muscular activity associated with moti... JW ...