Radical hysterectomy has long been a primary mode of therapy for selected gynecologic malignancies. The lower urinary tract is an area associated with complications following this procedure. Lack of satisfactory reflex micturition and urinary retention, diminished bladder sensation, infection, and fistula formation are common adverse sequelae. Prolonged indwelling catheterization is a cornersto...

Background and Objectives: Healthcare-associated infections is a major health care concern posing potentially serious negative impact on patient safety and outcome. In this paper, we report this microbiological profile and the prevalence of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs). Methods: This was a prospective observational study for...

INTRODUCTION Although often a last resort, urinary catheterisation is a relatively common management option for bladder dysfunction in older people and others cared for in community settings. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a well-recognised source of increased morbidity and economic burden in acute care services, but much less is known about the prevalence and impact of ...

PURPOSE Whilst photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia, there is little reported about its performance in urinary retention. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GreenLight™ high performance system 120W lithium triborate laser (American Medical Systems, Inc, Minnetonka, MN) PVP in men with urinary retention...

The use of indwelling urethral catheterization to drain bladder after gynecological and obstetrical surgery is customary. It provides rest to the bladder and avoids urinary retention in the post operative period. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common nosocomial infections accounting for up to 40% of all hospital acquired infections. Eighty percent of these are associated with ...

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices regarding safe urinary catheterization among health care workers Study Design: It was a Cross sectional observational study. Methodology: Ninety two were interviewed in hospitals from April 2022 to July 2022. A questionnaire designed about individual departmental of catheterization, including practice hand hygiene, wearing gloves, maintaining ste...

Background and Objective: There is a growing concern regarding the lack of new antibiotics, especially for multidrug-resistant bacteria that produce Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases (ESBLs). The present study aims to assess the prevalence of bacteria producing ESBLs, their antimicrobial resistance pattern, and its main determinants among hospitalized patients.Method...

BACKGROUND Clean intermittent self-catheterization is accepted worldwide as a standard of care for patients with long-standing need for urinary bladder decompression. Evidence of its routine practice in our low-resource setting is lacking, leading to increasing number of patients with a long-standing indwelling urinary catheter. OBJECTIVE To seek the opinion of patients already using indwelli...