More than one in 10 catheter-related bloodstream infections linked to Staphylococcus aureus, the second most common cause of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, may be caused by peripheral ...

More than one in 10 catheter-related bloodstream infections due to S. aureus in hospitalized adults are caused by infected peripheral venous catheters, according to new research. The study points out ...

BARCELONA—A single-use hydrophilic-coated polyvinyl chloride (PVC) catheter appears to be no more effective than a PVC multi-use catheter for preventing febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) in ...

A study has found no significant difference in the way patients perceive PVC and non-PVC catheters, the International Continence Society conference has heard A study that explored patients’ ...

Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. (Company or Imricor) (ASX: IMR), together with Amsterdam University Medical Centre (Amsterdam ...

Intermittent catheterization is a medical technique used to help empty the bladder. A catheter can be passed through the urethra or through a surgical channel in the skin to the bladder, after which ...

Patients with ventricular tachycardia and ischemic cardiomyopathy are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Catheter ablation is commonly used when antiarrhythmic drugs do not suppress ventricular ...

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