The placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) for venous access is a common clinical routine. Nonetheless, various clinical studies report that CVC insertions are unsuccessful in up to 20% of all ...

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 ...

Intermittent catheters (ICs) are commonly used in bladder management but catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) remain challenging. Insertion tips may reduce the risk of CAUTIs by ...

In the present case, the patient's dehydration, hypomagnesemia and weight loss were due to a high-output stoma and malabsorption following small-bowel resections for Crohn's disease.

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common and pose significant costs to healthcare systems. To date, this problem is largely unsolved as commercially available antimicrobial ...