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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"urinary catheter"”.
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Design and Development of an Anti-fouling Urinary Catheter Utilizing Active Surface Deformation
<p>There are over 30 million Foley urinary catheters used annually, and the greatest problem with Foley catheters is catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). CAUTIs are the number one cause of hospital-acquired infections and make up to 40% of nosocomial infections. Biofilms on …
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Improving Compliance in the Use of Catheter Kit Supplied Hand Sanitizer Prior to the Insertion of an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
… hand hygiene prior to insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter. This performance improvement project aims to educate all OR staff nurses on the practice of hand hygiene prior to the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter by using the hand sanitizer included in the sterile catheter …
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A descriptive epidemiological review of hospital admissions for UTI from long term care facilities and a systematic review of strategies to reduce the risk of catheter associated UTI in long term care facilities in order to reduce these admissions.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. Urinary catheter use greatly increases the risk of contracting a UTI. Use of a urinary catheter has been shown to increase the risk of contracting a UTI-accounting for up to 40% of nosocomial infections …
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The Effect of Early Removal of Urinary Catheters on Establishing Normal Voiding Patterns in Postoperative Urology Patients
… guidelines regarding the optimal time of urinary catheter removal following . urological surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of urinary catheter removal at midnight vs. at 6 am in postoperative urology patients. An experimental design was used. A total of 33 male …
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Minimizing Inpatient Readmissions Through the Use of Discharge Phone Calls
… those anticipating to be discharge home with a urinary catheter. Nurses were provided with two inservices and a discharge checklist to review key teaching points for patients going home with urinary catheter/ leg bag. Over 50 percent of nurses attended the inservices. A poster board was created …
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Prevention of catheter-associated infections : chlorhexidine vs unmedicated solutions
Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are amongst the most common type of nosocomial infections, of which, around 45-56% are directly related to a urethral catheter (Loveday et al., 2014). To avoid unnecessary UTIs caused by urethral catheterisations, meatal cleaning is recommended prior to …
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in penetrating abdominal trauma
… study. The ERP included: early feeding, early urinary catheter removal, early mobilisation/physiotherapy, early intravenous line removal and early optimal oral analgesia. This group was compared to a historical control group of 40 consecutive patients undergoing emergency laparotomy for …
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Impact of an Innovative Approach to Educating New to Practice Nurses
<p>Background/Purpose</p> <p>Catheter associated Urinary Tract Infections (CaUTI) are preventable, and hospitals receive no additional reimbursement for these infections. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of mastery learning compared to traditional learning on new nurses’ skill …
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Implementing Ways to Reduce Catheter-associated Urinary Infections (CAUTIs)
… Prevention (CDC), estimates that 40% of all Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are related to Hospital-acquired Infections (HAIs) (CDC, 2013). The Facility where the project was done consists of oncology, orthopedic, medical-surgical, telemetry, incentive care, and step-down units. This hospital …
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Algorithm and Hardware Co-optimization for Image Segmentation in Wearable Ultrasound Devices: Continuous Bladder Monitoring
… can facilitate the diagnosis of post-operative urinary retention, and reduce indwelling urinary catheter usage and the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Using machine learning and hardware co-design, this thesis developed and validated a low-compute memory-efficient deep …
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A Data Quality Framework for the Secondary Use of Electronic Health Information
… impact on the correctness of CMS178 eMeasure (Urinary Catheter Removal after Surgery) was computed. This information can help healthcare organizations prioritize data quality improvement efforts to focus on the areas that are most important and determine if the data can support its intended use.
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Bacteriuria as a Precursor of Intracatheter Encrustation
… of criteria that could be used to determine when urinary catheter changes were necessary. By determining when encrustation occurred, it was felt that some complications could be eliminated by changing catheters before obstruction occurred due to encrustation.</p> <p>It was the purpose of this …
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Prevalence and outcome of delirium amongst acute general medical inpatients in Cape Town, South Africa
… delirium included: the presence of an indwelling urinary catheter (OR 4.37, CI 2.36-8.03), admission with a central nervous system disease (OR 4.37, CI 2.39-7.98), pre-existing cognitive impairment (OR 2.72, CI 1.11-6.64) and admission with a terminal disease (OR 3.11, CI 1.09-8.89). HIV infection …
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Local anesthetic wound infusion versus standard analgesia in paediatric post-operative pain control : a randomised control trial
… Committee was obtained. The wound infusion catheter ('lnfiltralLong', PANJUNK®) was placed sub-fascially after suture of the peritoneum and 0.2 % bupivacaine 2mls/kg infused on anesthetic reversal followed by 0.2ml/kg/hour thereafter for 48 hours. Pain assessments were performed for each …
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Enhanced Recovery Pathway for Colorectal Surgery Improves Outcomes in Private and Safety-Net Settings
… of opioids, and early ambulation, removal of urinary catheter, and resumption of diet. There were no social interventions. The ERP was implemented in the safety-net hospital (SNH) in September 2014 and the private hospital (PH) in December 2014. Process and outcome metrics from 100 consecutive …
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Molecular Insights into the Uropathogenesis of Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli in the Context of Urinary Catheterization
Nosocomial urinary tract infections: UTIs) are a very common result of catheterization with 3 to 7% risk of developing catheter-associated UTIs: CAUTIs) each day catheterized. As multi-drug resistance increases in uropathogens, it is imperative to better understand the effects of catheterization on …
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Hospital Infection Control Practice: Preventing, Identifying, and Measuring Healthcare-Associated Infections in an Ever-Changing Environment
… Three categories of infection were considered: urinary catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The sensitivity and specificity of administrative data were measured, using infection …
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A Multi-Level Analysis of Major Health Challenges in the United States Using Data Analytics Approaches
… was that stroke severity, insert an indwelling urinary catheter, and hypercoagulable state were more important than generally known diagnoses such as diabetes and hypertension in the prediction of stroke 30-day readmission. Furthermore, machine learning-based models can be designed to provide a …
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DYNAMIC SURFACES FOR URINARY CATHETERS: THE EFFECT OF POLY (GLYCEROL SEBACATE CITRATE) COMPOSITION ON DEGRADATION, ENCRUSTATION RESISTANCE AND BACTERIAL RESPONSE
Encrustation and blockage of urinary catheters, caused by the formation of crystalline biofilms, has been a problem since their invention more than 90 years ago. This thesis addresses the issue via a biomaterials approach, specifically, utilising poly glycerol sebacate citrate (PGSC) produced …