Prospective assessment of urethral catheterization, catheter obstruction, and use of anti-inflammatory medications and urine cultures. Urinary tract pathology was assessed for gross and microscopic evidence of inflammation and urinary tract stones. RESULTS: The duration of catheterization was significantly ...
Problems that may arise from long-term epidural analgesia are changes in the analgesic area, duration of analgesia and catheter-related problems. Few articles have evaluated gradual changes of long-term epidural analgesia. In the animal models used in those studies, the catheter was inserted by an...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for electrical storm (ES) has become a widely used therapeutic method. Its effectiveness in comparison to other for
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), a common cause of healthcare-associated infections, are caused by a diverse array of pathogens that are increasingly becoming antibiotic resistant. We analyze the microbial occurrences in catheter and urine samples from 55 human long-term catheteri...
Interventional Nephrology and Dialysis: Managing the Complications of Long㏕erm Tunneled Dialysis Catheters The Kidney Disease Outcomes and Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) guidelines call for a significant increase in the use of natural vein fistulas. Long-term tunne... D Schon,D Whittman - 《Seminars...
This study describes the 5-year efficacy of catheter ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LS-AF). Long-term outcome data after catheter ablation for LS-AF are limited. Long-term follow-up of 56 months (range 49 to 67 months) was performed in 202 patients (age 61 ± ...
Long-term use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters for cancer chemotherapy in children. Support Care Cancer 2006;14:153-60.Matsuzaki A;Suminoe A;Koga Y;.Long-Term Use of Pe- ripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters for Cancer Chemotherapy in Children.Support Care Cancer.2013.154...
Conclusion The disadvantages of prolonged catheterisation outweigh the advantages, therefore, removal of the catheter on the morning after surgery may be preferable and longer term catheterisation should only be undertaken where there are specific indications.doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00181.x...
Current bladder management (controlled voiding, manual crede or spontaneous voiding, indwelling catheter, intermittent catheterization, condom catheter, suprapubic catheter, other)16 Current bowel management (voluntary control, digital stimulation alone, enema±digital stimulation, suppository±digital stimulation...
Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are health care facilities that admit complex patients with acute care needs (eg, mechanical ventilator weaning, administration of intravenous antibiotics, and complex wound care) for a mean duration of stay of 25 days. LTACHs are different than nursing hom...