Indwelling catheters are essential to a large part of animal research, but the use of this equipment is not without challenges. All catheters carry the risk of complications, which can range from loss ...

THE indwelling urinary catheter is an essential part of modern medical care. It is widely used to give temporary relief of anatomic or physiologic urinary obstruction, facilitate surgical repair of ...

A training video for all the staff, reviewing catheter insertion step by step, was produced. Maria Frödin, a doctoral student in health and care sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of ...

What Is a Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)? A catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common infections a person can contract in the hospital, ...

Indwelling catheters is justified for some patients. But they come with the risk of a urinary tract infection, which extends length of stay and imposes an extra burden of care and cost on the NHS. Yet ...

I heard about a catheter used rectally to administer medication. What can you tell me about this? I think you are referring to the Macy Catheter. It is a catheter that is inserted rectally to ...