Toronto-based Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre recently published a medical directive and infographic for nurses on the early removal of urinary catheters from medical ward patients in JAMA Internal ...

This prospective study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of catheter removal on POD 2 versus POD 4 after LRP and its impact on urinary continence outcomes. In this study, 94.7 % of men ...

A study published in American Journal of Infection Control details the determinants of urinary catheter removal in pediatric intensive care unit patients. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional ...

image: 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 ...

A hospital-based medical directive allowing nurses to assess patients and remove their urinary catheter (UC) without separate medical orders each time has led to decreased numbers of ...

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 ...

Man taking medication Study findings support AUA guidelines to consider antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of catheter removal. Administering antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of catheter removal ...

Charles A. Baillie MD, Mika Epps MSN RN, Asaf Hanish MPH, Neil O. Fishman MD, Benjamin French PhD and Craig A. Umscheid MD MSCE Objective. To evaluate the usability and effectiveness of a computerized ...

Investigators sought to determine whether a new protocol for urine sampling and testing lowers rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Protocolized urine sampling and testing ...

Wei‐Chun Huang , MD, Shue‐Ren Wann , MD, Shoa‐Lin Lin , MD, Calvin M. Kunin , MD, Ming‐Ho Kung , MD, Chin‐Hsun Lin , MD, Chien‐Wei Hsu , MD, Chun‐Peng ...