UTI Risk Unaffected by Catheter Type
Total weeks of self-reported UTI in children with spina bifida were similar with hydrophilic single-use and multi-use PVC catheters.
Total weeks of self-reported UTI in children with spina bifida were similar with hydrophilic single-use and multi-use PVC catheters.
Patients missed fewer days of work after undergoing medical expulsive therapy than after having early endoscopic stone removal.
The test was ordered for only about 8% of patients at high risk for urinary stone recurrence.
Study results underscore the need for additional research to find other surrogate markers of urinary infection.
Drinking one or more cups per day reduces the risk by 56% compared with drinking one or fewer cups per week.