A study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, examined the effectiveness of cleaning a urinary catheter, before and during use, in avoiding catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The ...

Researchers at the University of Seville and University Hospital Virgen del Rocío have published the results of the first successful test of a new technology created to prevent obstructions in ...

It’s a common practice — maintaining peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) in stable hospital patients even after the need for IV therapy has been resolved. And the thinking goes, why not? After ...

A new survey has revealed significant levels of patient concern about the prospect of being asked to administer a reusable catheter, which require the user to wash and re-use their device. Patients ...

After a prostatectomy, you’ll need to consider factors like catheter management, sexual activity, and mental health. Here’s ...

Reusable catheter strategies may be as safe as single-use devices for preventing UTIs, but questions remain about their practical use.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 1,196 tunneled catheters placed in nephrology services that use antibiotics, four resulted in bloodstream ...

Inpatients with indwelling urinary catheters in the general Stroke Ward of the Department of Neurology of our hospital from January to December 2025 were selected as the research subjects. A ...