Intermittent catheterization is a medical technique used to help empty the bladder. A catheter can be passed through the urethra or through a surgical channel in the skin to the bladder, after which ...

A retroactive study found no differences in urinary complications between patients who used a Foley catheter and patients who did not. Hip and knee replacement surgery can be performed safely without ...

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) was common following inguinal hernia surgery in an international cohort study. Among 4,151 adults across 32 countries, incidence of needing bladder decompression ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — A higher rate of urinary tract infection and longer length of stay were seen in patients who received ...

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 ...

Urinary tract infections due to indwelling catheters are the fourth most common cause of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) in the healthcare setting and account for greater than 12% of HAIs in the ...

Nicola Irwin receives funding from the EPSRC-NIHR HTC Partnership IMPRESS Network (EP/N027345/1) and the Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland). Colin McCoy receives funding from the EPSRC-NIHR ...

A condom catheter is a pee collection device worn on your penis like a condom. It has a tube connected to a collection bag that's strapped to your leg. It collects your pee when you have trouble ...