Nursing protocols to reduce urinary tract infection caused by indwelling catheters: an integrative review Protocolos de enfermería para reducir la infección del tracto urinario causada por catéteres ...

Context for Practice: Cancer-Related Wounds, Cost of Living With a New Fecal Ostomy, Intermittent Catheterization Education, and Innovation in Catheter Design ...

Surgery for UC, like colectomy, removes the colon to relieve symptoms. Options include ileostomy or a J-pouch. It’s for severe cases or medication failure.

After being diagnosed with rectal cancer, Iona Woolmington learned she needed an ileostomy. Her experience led her to write and illustrate a comic about it.

Irrigate the catheter. To do this: Remove the dressing over the stoma and throw it out. Separate the catheter from the drainage bag and drain the contents of the catheter into the basin.

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

After a continent urinary diversion, you pass a thin tube (catheter) into the stoma to pass urine. This allows you to control (be continent) when urine comes out. You don’t have to wear a bag to ...

An ileostomy is a type of surgery that alters the way stool (poop) leaves the body. Learn why ileostomies are performed and what to expect before, during, and after surgery.

Key messages Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are associated with serious complications, a high failure rate, and negative aftereffects for patients and healthcare systems. There is a ...

In this article, we explore what continent ileostomy entails, how to care for it effectively, and offer comparisons between continent ileostomy and conventional ileostomy.