Background: Iatrogenic urethral injury is a well-known risk of urinary catheter insertion. Associated morbidities include stricture formation, catheter associated infection, risk for instrumentation, and extended length of stay. Yet, insufficient attention is paid to its prevention. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a computerized...

Nearly 15% to 25% of patients in general hospitals have a catheter at some timeduring their stay. Up to 97% of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs) are relatedto catheter. The type of bacteremia is usually polymicrobial which makes the treatmentmore difficult. Previous studies showed an increase in mortality from bacteremia in thesepatients. The aim of the present study was to compare the...

CONTEXT Central venous catheters impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine have recently been introduced for the prevention of catheter-related infections. However, there remains some uncertainty regarding the efficacy of these catheters because of conflicting reports in the literature. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central ve...

umbilical and supraumbilical catheter insertion is a common procedure performed in the nicu. it is a safe and usually easy procedure devoid of serious mishaps, morbidity and mortality. complications such as hemorrhage, infection, hernia, evisceration, omphalitis, portal vein thrombosis and portal hypertension may occur after umbilical catheter insertion. other uncommon and rare complications re...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a new antimicrobial treatment for central venous catheters in comparison with a traditional treatment, by assessing the catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection rates in two groups of patients. DESIGN Multiple-center, prospective randomized study. SETTING The medical and surgical departments of ten institutions. PATIENTS Patients requiring a c...

Objective: To analyze the behavior of nursing and medical staff related to Bundle insertion and good practices in the management of Central Venous Catheter. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted from June to September 2014. It was applied a questionnaire to 76 professionals of a sector of intensive care. Performed descriptive statistics and odds ratio to evaluate the association. ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether an education initiative could decrease the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infection. DESIGN Preintervention and postintervention observational study. SETTING The 19-bed medical ICU in a 1,400-bed university-affiliated urban teaching hospital. PATIENTS Between January 2000 and December 2003, all patients admitted to the medical ICU were surveyed pros...

BACKGROUND Prolonged urinary catheterization is common amongst people in long-term care settings and this carries a high risk of developing a catheter-related urinary tract infection and associated complications. A variety of different kinds of urethral catheters are available. Some have been developed specifically to lower the risk of catheter-associated infection, for example antiseptic or an...

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify mobile applications on intravenous therapy and prevention of catheter-associated bloodstream infection. Method: technological prospection, with data search in Patent Bases Virtual Stores, collection occurred from May August 2021. Inclusion criteria: focused Intravenous Therapy; the The analysis was carried out a qualitative comparative way, recognizing functions ...