Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare phenomenon whose striking presentation can lead to earlier recognition and treatment of potentially serious medical condition. This unique condition long11 term indwelling catheter associated urinary tract infection with distinct, purple-colored caused by bacterial metabolites. infrequent occurrence was seen in patient stage IIIb squamous cervical cancer who ...

Urine output is an important indicator of renal function. In hospitals, urine collected using a catheter connected to collection bag that has volume gradation markings. This type visual measurement low levels accuracy and labor-intensive. paper developed Internet-of-Things enabled system continuously monitors the via system. The device built utilizing strain gauge load cell, integrated circuit ...

The crystalline bacterial biofilms that encrust Foley catheters compromise the care of many elderly and disabled patients. The aim of this study was to examine whether the biocide triclosan can prevent encrustation by the mixed flora of uropathogens that commonly infect patients undergoing long-term catheterization. Models of the catheterized bladder were inoculated with communities of organism...

BACKGROUND Spinal cord injury patients, who manage their bladder using a condom catheter, are at risk of developing urine retention when they consume large volumes of alcoholic drinks within a short period of time. CASE PRESENTATION A male tetraplegic patient had been managing satisfactorily penile sheath drainage for 8 years. He went out socializing during which he consumed large volumes of ...

BACKGROUND Purple urine-bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare phenomenon in which the contents of urine bags turn purple or blue following patient catheterization. The condition often causes care givers tremendous distress. We investigated the prevalence and possible causes of PUBS for a group of elderly patients. METHODS A total of 157 patients featuring urine catheterization, 13 of whom exhibiting ...

The present study aimed to investigate the time-course and distribution of [(3)H]-corticosterone in urine, feces and blood of male Sprague-Dawley rats after intravenous administration of a low dose (1 microCi), and to investigate whether different intravenous routes of administration may affect the dynamics of excreted [(3)H]-corticosterone in the feces. One microCi [(3)H]-corticosterone was in...

Urinary catheter placement is an extremely common medical intervention. It can be used either temporarily, for example to drain a full bladder, to monitor urine output or it can be indwelling for long term drainage. While urinary catheters are a safe medical practice, complications can and do arise from their use and can be a source of morbidity for hospital or nursing home residents. The term ...

Since its introduction in the 1970s, intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) has become more common and should be considered the method of choice for draining retained urine. The realisation for male patients that they require catheterisation can be associated with a significant physical and psychological burden (Shaw and Logan, 2013). This article describes a UK multi-centre patient satisfacti...

Biofilms cause recurrent and resistant device-related infections. We aimed to detect the prevalence of biofilm-dependent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) among catheterized patients, identify bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance pattern risk factors associated with biofilm production. Adult pediatric patients admitted Mansoura University Urology Nephrology Center fulfi...

Objective  The objective of this study was to characterize the bladder microbiota in pregnancy. Methods  A prospective observational study of 51 pregnant women, admitted to a tertiary care hospital, who underwent straight catheterization urine collection or transurethral Foley catheter placement. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and enhanced quantitative urine culture assessed the maternal bladder micr...