For more than 3500 years, urinary catheters have been used to drain the bladder when it
fails to empty. For people with impaired bladder function and for whom the method is …

Preventive measures have improved the incidence of health care–associated urinary tract
infections (UTIs) in US hospitals, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

Background The prevention of healthcare associated infections is central to the provision of
safe, high quality healthcare. Infections acquired in healthcare facilities are a major public …

The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format
designed to assist physicians, nurses, and infection preventionists at acute-care hospitals in …

Introduction: Early removal of urinary catheters is an effective strategy for catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention. We hypothesized that a nurse-directed …

BACKGROUND: Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are harmful and costly and can
result in substantial morbidity for hospitalized children; however, little is known about …

Central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter‐associated urinary
tract infection (CAUTI) are costly and morbid. Despite evidence‐based guidelines, Some …

Background: Widespread and rapidly emerging multidrug-resistant uropathogens,
particularly carbapenem-resistant pathogens, are a public health concern that impairs the …

One of the most common urologic problems afflicting millions of people worldwide is urinary
tract infection (UTI). The severity of UTIs ranges from asymptomatic bacteriuria to acute …

Aims Manual compression (MC), widely used to achieve venous access haemostasis, needs
prolonged immobilization and extended time-to-haemostasis. Vascular closure devices …