The efficacy of nitrofurazone-coated urinary catheter in inhibitory activity of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) was evaluated. The incidence rate and onset of CAUTI after catheterisation of standard silicone urinary catheters and nitrofurazone-coated catheters was compared. There was no statistical significance between the two groups in the incidence rate of CAUTI. However, ...

PURPOSE The aims of this study were 4-fold: (1) to examine the proportion of indwelling urinary catheters that were secured in an acute care setting; (2) to determine the proportion of secured catheters that were secured correctly; (3) to examine the association of catheter securement with type of unit, age, sex, and location of insertion; and (4) to determine the proportion of units with cathe...


 Midline catheters may be associated with longer uncomplicated indwelling time and a lower overall risk of catheter-related complications than extended dwell catheters.
 The rates were low across different peripheral catheter types.
 have proportion bloodstream infections, drug leakage from the exit site, complete occlusion, but higher thrombosis events compared findings derived...

OBJECTIVES To assess use of urinary collection devices (external, intermittent, and indwelling catheters; pads or briefs) and examine predictors of indwelling catheters in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING SNFs in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. PARTICIPANTS All patients admitted to SNFs in 2003 who remained there for 1 year ...

Approximately 450 000 people use long-term urinary catheters in the UK. Permanent catheters are used by 3% of the community population and occupy an estimated 4% of a district nurse's caseload in the UK. Catheterisation is defined as 'drainage or aspiration of the bladder or urinary reservoir' and can be intermittent or indwelling. Long-term indwelling catheterisation can be transurethral or su...

OBJECTIVES Urinary catheters are used frequently, but the relative risks and benefits of different types of devices are not clear. We sought to determine the beliefs of both older male patients and nursing staff about the relative merits and problems of condom and indwelling catheters. DESIGN Patient and nurse survey using convenience sampling. SETTING A University-affiliated Veterans Affai...