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catheterizationThreading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. A cardiac catheter, passed into the heart through an artery or vein (the incision is often in the groin), can also carry pacemaker electrodes. A bladder catheter goes through the urethra into the bladder. |
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| The simple interventions, which included educating nurses and doctors about infection control, streamlining the catheter insertion process, and a safety checklist, are believed to have prevented over 40 infections, eight deaths and saved nearly US$2 million during a four-year study at two intensive care units, according to Dr Sean Berenholtz, assistant professor of critical care medicine and surgery at John Hopkins. Nosocomial bacteriuria or candiduria develops in up to 25% of patients requiring a urinary catheter for [is greather than or equal to] 7 days, with a daily risk of 5% (5-7). However, ongoing pharmaceutical developments such as drug therapies that can pre-treat conditions and require catheter intervention only in the later stages could pose a threat to the catheters and guidewires market. |
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