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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fifty-seven percent of patients who received a urinary catheter while hospitalized said the catheter resulted in at least one complication, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found. The ...

What's the only thing worse than having a urinary catheter when you're in the hospital? Having one and getting a urinary tract infection -- or worse -- as a result. Now, a new detailed guide gives ...

Among over 450 such patients, no significant difference was observed in the rate of PUR for those who received an intraoperative catheter placement versus those who did not (9.6% vs 8.5%, respectively ...

CompactCath launched its intermittent urinary catheter on Monday that addresses some problems patients have while self-catheterizing during their daily routines. The catheter was FDA-cleared in 2014.

Wellspect HealthCare, a global provider of continence care solutions, today announced the U.S. launch of the innovative ...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has released a practice alert that updates clinical guidelines for the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. In the practice ...

While randomized comparative trials are needed, a relatively new treatment option for upper urinary tract cancers shows promise for lowering long-term recurrence in many patients with low-grade ...

Getting rid of routine bladder catheterization improved outcomes for people undergoing atrial fibrillation (Afib) ablation, a single-center randomized trial showed. Use on an as-needed basis, rather ...