Epidural analgesia is a highly effective mechanism for controlling acute pain following surgery or trauma to the chest, abdomen, pelvis or lower limbs (Royal College of Anaesthetists, 2004). Because ...

Urinary catheters are often left in place longer than needed, and new research from the University of Michigan shows that reminder systems that encourage hospital staff to remove catheters promptly ...

A hospital-based medical directive allowing nurses to assess patients and remove their urinary catheter (UC) without separate medical orders each time has led to decreased numbers of ...

Wei‐Chun Huang , MD, Shue‐Ren Wann , MD, Shoa‐Lin Lin , MD, Calvin M. Kunin , MD, Ming‐Ho Kung , MD, Chin‐Hsun Lin , MD, Chien‐Wei Hsu , MD, Chun‐Peng ...