October 24, 2006 -- Compared with clean intermittent self-catheterization after urogynecologic surgery, suprapubic catheterization results in a similar risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) but is ...

Certain surgically implanted, or suprapubic, catheters do not improve outcomes that are important for older adults’ well-being, such as functional ability and cognitive status, a study in nursing ...

A urinary catheter is a flexible tube for draining urine from the bladder. It may be necessary for a person to use a urinary catheter if they have difficulty passing urine naturally. Share on ...

Urethral catheterization is necessary after robotic radical prostatectomy, but can, however, lead to pain, discomfort and infection. Tewari and colleagues, therefore, conducted a pilot study to ...

Infected Kidney Stone Sepsis Patient Advantages in terms of bother and pain surface in a prospective randomized trial comparing suprapubic tubes and urethral catheters. Suprapubic tubes may be a ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — One in four Americans in the hospital right now has a urinary catheter. One percent of them will get a urinary tract infection from that catheter. All of those will require ...

Spinal cord injuries have a profound effect on bladder as well as bowel function. There are several patterns of bladder dysfunction that develop. The problems that occur are very dependent on how the ...