Newly published data shows that multiple-reuse catheters pose a potential safety concern for people practicing intermittent catheterization
Topics: Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI), Intermittent Catheterization
How to treat LARS?
June 16, 2020
This study represents a randomized controlled trial to compare transanal irrigation with posterior tibial nerve stimulation in the management of severe Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS).
Topics: Bowel management, Transanal irrigation (TAI), Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS)
Antibiotics resistance in UTIs
June 3, 2020
Antibiotics are one of our most powerful tools for fighting life-threatening infections and their discovery has transformed human and animal health. However, antibiotic resistance (the ability of germs to defeat the drugs designed to kill them) is one of the greatest global public health challenges of our time.
This is the first publication that assess the number one concern individuals with spinal cord injury or disorder (SCI/D) may have related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The data spans over six continents and describes the vulnerable situation for these individuals in the pandemic crisis.
Topics: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), @Coronavirus
In the current article the risk profiles are defined for frequent and/or severe febrile UTIs requiring hospital treatment. From the results obtained in this study a basic strategy for treatment of symptomatic infections is formulated.
Topics: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI)
