Sentence examples for cleaning catheter from inspiring English sources
Based on the results of this study, the use of a cleaning catheter appears safe and no relevant contraindication to its use emerged.
Studies on larger populations are needed to prove the relevance of the use of a cleaning catheter on major clinical outcomes.
A larger population is needed to investigate those outcomes, and is debatable if a single component of ETT care, such as a cleaning catheter, is able to significantly impact the clinical course of critically ill patients.
In addition, NaCl 0.9% rinsing solutions are used for cleaning catheters of cytostatic drugs and to ensure the patency of the catheter system.
A study author, Dr. Rabih O. Darouiche, a professor of medicine at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, said chlorhexidine-alcohol was recommended a decade ago by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for cleaning when catheters were inserted, but had not been extensively studied for surgical preparation.
During the intervention period we applied five measures: giving educational sessions about how to insert and maintain central catheters, cleaning the skin with chlorhexidine, filling in a checklist during the insertion of the catheter, using the subclavian vein as the preferred site and avoiding the femoral site if possible, and removing unnecessary catheters.
There was also concern that advising patients to disregard the single use symbol on this device would lead to confusion and safety issues in other areas of care and that evidence as to the optimal method of cleaning non-coated catheters had not been included in our searches and was likely lacking from the evidence base.
Learn proper cleaning technique for catheters in place for the long-term.
This discussion paper therefore focuses primarily on antiseptic meatal cleaning prior to urinary catheter insertion in preventing CAUTI.
His well-intentioned hospital and doctors, fully aware of his dismal prognosis, continued the excruciating process of inserting pencil-thick IV catheters and cleaning fist-size bed sores.
