image: Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in ...

Competitive bidding for catheters means reduced patient choice, jeopardized supply chains, and an incentive to push cheap, ...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a retired nurse, I realized that most urinary catheters on the market have tubes that must be forced into the patient's body," said an inventor from ...

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McLaren Greater Lansing’s Electrophysiology Lab has reached a new milestone of 100 Catheter Ablations for atrial fibrillation (AFib) over a period of eight months. Catheter Ablations are a treatment ...

A doctor has performed a still-new procedure on a patient of the Queens Long Island Medical Group using catheters as an alternative to open heart surgery. Dr. Avini Thakore, director of cardiology for ...

A new study published in IOP Publishing's journal 2D Materials has proposed using graphene as an alternative coating for catheters to improve the delivery of chemotherapy drugs. The research suggests ...

It’s a phrase most healthcare professionals know best as a five-letter acronym — CAUTI — and it’s one of the most common, costly and preventable challenges long-term care providers face.

It has been known for decades that central lines that have blood clots have a double the risk of catheter sepsis. Reducing thrombosis risks is the answer.” — Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. LOS ANGELES, CA, ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can safely be used in heart catheter procedures, offering a radiation-free alternative to certain X-ray-guided procedures, according to the U.S. National Institutes of ...

Medtronic plc MDT recently presented positive clinical trial safety and efficacy results for Sphere-360 -- an investigational single-shot mapping and ablation catheter using pulsed field (PF) energy ...