Vascular catheterization is increasingly carried out in laboratory mice, but the long-term patency of catheters implanted in mice is limited owing to their small size. The authors compared mice that ...
Preliminary Results From a Phase II Trial of Conformal Radiation Therapy and Evaluation of Radiation-Related CNS Effects for Pediatric Patients With Localized Ependymoma Between September 1999 and May ...
Study Design: Study of reusable catheter. Objective: To investigate whether a silicone cathether reused over years for clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) was safe for spinal cord injured (SCI) ...
PICCs have a relatively low complication rate, but there are several potentially serious issues related to their use. See Table 2 for signs and symptoms of complications. The first cause is alteration ...
An indwelling urinary catheter is an implanted medical device used for urine collection from patients with limited mobility and/or urinary incontinence. A patient will receive a short-term catheter ...
Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corporation IART recently presented promising clinical and financial results for the Codman Bactiseal External Ventricular Drain (EVD) catheter set in the treatment of ...
Camstent Ltd., the company applying proprietary bacteria-phobic polymer coatings to medical devices, has been notified of initial results from the first-in-man pilot study for its CE marked coated ...
Urinary tract catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients, but they often lead to bacterial infections. Researchers have now developed a biocompatible copolymer that could prevent bacteria from ...