OBJECTIVES To study the incidence, risk factors, clinical outcomes and antibiotic costs of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in patients with indwelling urinary catheter for one week and longer MATERIAL AND METHOD Patients in neurology and neurosurgery wards in a teaching hospital were studied. Patients with UTI before catheterization and in whom the catheter was removed be...

Patients with bladder dysfunction are unable to perceive volume and urinate spontaneously, hence usually require catheterization. Personalized catheterization can effectively reduce the risk of urinary tract infections caused by Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) provide an effective tool for personalized monitoring volume. This study exploits fringe effect a 2D EIT sensor derive 3D volumetr...

Acute urinary retention secondary to vasculitic penile swelling in children is extremely rare. Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a self-limiting IgA-mediated cutaneous vasculitis, which can cause soft tissue edema. Acute urinary retention requires urgent intervention to prevent obstructive uropathy. Suprapubic catheterization provides an effective management strategy in the emergency setting.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether nitrofurantoin prophylaxis prevents postoperative urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients receiving transurethral catheterization after pelvic reconstructive surgery. METHODS In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, participants undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery were randomized to 100 mg nitrofurantoin or placebo once daily during cathete...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to present a straightforward, step-by-step reproducible technique for placement of a guide-wire into any type of urethral catheter, thereby offering a means of access similar to that of a council-tip in a situation that may require a different type of catheter guided over a wire. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a shielded intravenous catheter inserted into the eyelet o...

OBJECTIVE Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common complication after spinal anesthesia. Ultrasound (US) is a simple, non-invasive method to estimate bladder volume before and after surgery. Primary aim of the present study was to investigate utility of bladder volume measured before and after surgery in prediction of POUR risk. Secondary aim was to investigate necessity of urethral c...

OBJECTIVE Our aim is to prove that duration of catheterization and length of hospital stay (LOS) are associated with the rate of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTI), while taking into account type of urinary catheter used, the most common organisms found, patient diagnosis on admission, associated comorbidities, age, sex, precautions that should be taken to avoid UTI, and compariso...

INTRODUCTION Suprapubic catheterization (SPC) is a routine procedure done in general and urological practice, where per urethral catheterization is not possible (urethral stricture, injury, vulvar carcinoma) or when we require long term alternative drainage (neurogenic bladder trauma to lower urinary tract or prostate abscess). The procedure is simple but blind one, and has the potential to inj...