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 ...

Each facility should have written guidelines on the use, insertion, and maintenance of urinary catheters. These guidelines should specify the indications for urinary catheters and restrict their use ...

A Penn Medicine team has found that targeted automated alerts in electronic health records significantly reduce urinary tract infections in hospital patients with urinary catheters. In addition, when ...

Researchers at Duke University in Durham N.C., have created a prototypical urinary catheter that can get rid of nearly 90 percent of the biofilm that builds up on catheter walls, according to a ...

(HealthDay)—Even when appropriately used, urinary catheters are often left in place longer than necessary in hospitalized patients, according to a perspective piece published online Dec. 15 in JAMA ...

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 ...

Up to 64.9 percent of urinary catheter placements in the emergency department may be avoidable, according to a study in Academic Emergency Medicine. Researchers analyzed data from the National ...

Three cultural habits within hospitals, including "general disinterest" among staff, can hinder catheter-associated urinary tract infections prevention efforts, researchers find. It's not surprising ...

The usually sterile urinary tract can also become colonized in an ascending manner from the drainage bag or the catheter-bag junction, up through the lumen of the catheter, although these routes are ...