Study design: Literature review to evaluate the practical techniques used for intermittent catheterization (IC) and intermittent self-catheterization (ISC). Objectives: To ascertain the requirements ...

The days of prolonged fasting prior to cardiac catheterization may be numbered, as the body of evidence grows to allow patients to eat before the procedure. Patients undergoing coronary artery ...

New data from the CALORI Cardiac Catheterization trial shows significant improvement in patient well-being and satisfaction without compromising safety after implementation of a liberal non-fasting ...

The use of antimicrobial-impregnated catheters should be considered in all circumstances, especially when the institutional rate of catheter-related bloodstream infections is higher than 2 percent, ...

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure in which a heart specialist inserts a small tube (catheter) through a large blood vessel in the arm or leg, and then passes the tube into the heart. Once inside ...

Routine catheterization during minor gynecologic surgeries is associated with more than double the rate of UTIs compared with procedures without catheterization. Among 762 patients undergoing minor ...

In the US in recent years, hospital-physician integration has become a dominant form of consolidation in health care. This transition away from independent practice has raised questions about whether ...

Catheterization of the Urethra in Male Children Indications Urethral catheterization permits direct drainage of the urinary bladder, and is often performed in pediatric practice. It may be used for ...

Cardiac catheterization is a radiological procedure for both diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. It involves the insertion of a long thin flexible tube called catheter a vein or an artery to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Not fasting before cardiac catheterization procedures with conscious sedation was just as safe as fasting.

The heart is an intricate plumbing system of valves, pumps and pipelike vessels which control the flow of blood throughout the body, and the doctors who specialize in its function, diagnosis and ...