Critical care nursing clinics of North America
Mar 24, 2025
This article examines the current technologies used with indwelling urinary catheters to monitor potential catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in the intensive care unit. Advancements in medical internet-of-things, artificial intell...
BACKGROUND: Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) commonly occurs in patients who have indwelling urinary catheters while under general anesthesia. And moderate-to-severe CRBD can lead to significant adverse events and negatively impact patient ...
Catheter-related biofilm infection remains the main problem for millions of people annually, affecting morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. Despite the recent advances in the prevention of biofilm formation, alternative methods for biofilm prev...
Self-removal of urinary catheter as an option after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has never been explored in literature. We report the feasibility and outcome of the first study of this novel concept in our hospital. We conducted a pros...
An 85-year-old woman presented with a stomachache after a meal and was admitted to the previous clinic. Multi-detector computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed wall thickening in the rectum and right ectopic pelvic kidney. Colonoscopy revealed ...
We evaluated the feasibility and impact on short- and long-term functional outcomes of very early catheter removal on postoperative day (POD) 2 after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first multisu...
BACKGROUND: Intraoperative urinary collecting system entry (CSE) in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) may cause postoperative urinary leakage and extend the hospitalization. Therefore, identifying and firmly closing the entry sites are import...
International journal of clinical practice
Dec 11, 2020
PURPOSE: Some patients who undergo robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) continue to experience long-term urinary incontinence (UI). This study aimed to evaluate easily obtainable factors that can predict long-term UI following RAR...
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