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Aging Population Driving Market Growth in Urological Catheters Market

By 2017, the urological catheters market is expected to be worth more than $3 billion, according to a new report available on companiesandmarkets.com. Factors contributing to this robust growth include the rising incidence and diagnosis of urological conditions, ...More

September 28, 2011

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Peripheral Venous Catheters Pose Infection Risk

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that more than one in 10 catheter-related bloodstream infections due to Staph aureus in hospitalized adults are caused by infected peripheral venous catheters (PVC). The study points out the substantial medical burden that ...More

May 3, 2011

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How Bacteria Get from Catheter to Patient

Patients in healthcare facilities can develop infections as a result of contamination of indwelling medical devices such as catheters with bacteria that are normal inhabitants of the skin of the patient or health care personnel. The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis is a ...More

December 7, 2010

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Biofilm Formation on Catheters: Is a Resistance-Proof Solution Within Reach?

Patients fitted with long-term indwelling bladder catheters often face a serious complication: bacteria, most commonly Gram-negative Proteus mirabilis, can easily colonize and encrust the catheter. This eventually leads to the formation of a crystalline biofilm, consisting ...More

December 1, 2010

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IV Connectors Studied for Preventing Bacterial Growth

Two IV needleless connectors made by RyMed Technologies outperformed other connectors in suppressing bacteria known to cause catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), according to a poster presentation at the 2010 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research. ...More

October 11, 2010

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Medical Center Cuts Catheterizations by 21 Percent With Foley Catheter Management System

Clinicians at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center (AMMC) are changing the way they assess and perform urinary catheter insertions -- and it's working. With the help of Medline Industries, Inc.'s ERASE CAUTI Foley catheter management system, which combines evidence-based ...More

September 16, 2010

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Reminding Staff to Remove Catheters Reduces Infections by Half

Researchers found the most common hospital-acquired infection is significantly reduced with simple, low-cost interventions. ...More

August 16, 2010

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Catheter Connections Receives FDA Clearance for DualCap

Catheter Connections, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative vascular access and infection control products, announces that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market its DualCap™ product. ...More

July 21, 2010

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Study on Social Practices Says Manufacturers Can Help Lead Quality, Safety Efforts

A new VHA whitepaper released today by Medline Industries, Inc. details how the company used observational studies and context-based design to build human factors and social behaviors into its redesigned Foley catheter management tray. ...More

July 19, 2010

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Clinical Surveillance System Documents Interventions to Help Reduce Catheter-Related Infections

Hospira, Inc. today announced a study showing how the TheraDoc™ clinical surveillance system has helped clinicians at Memorial Hospital Miramar reduce catheter-related infections, which correlated with an increase in infection control interventions. ...More

July 13, 2010

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