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Combining intermittent catheterization with bladder scanners brings a patient-centered, efficient approach to managing urinary conditions. 👉 Application Scenarios 1️⃣ Urinary Retention: Use bladder scanners to monitor bladder volume and catheterize only when necessary, preventing overdistension and reducing risk. 2️⃣ Infection Prevention: Minimize unnecessary catheterization to lower the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs). 3️⃣ Neurogenic Bladder: To maintain the normal physiological relaxation and contraction of bladder muscles in patients with neurogenic bladder, a bladder scanner can detect urine volume and help determine the optimal timing for catheterization. 4️⃣ Long-Term Care: For bedridden patients, periodic scanning ensures efficient, as-needed catheterization. 👉 Key Benefits 1️⃣ Precision: Real-time data for accurate catheterization decisions. 2️⃣ Safety: Reduces infections and bladder injuries. 3️⃣ Comfort: Minimizes unnecessary procedures for a better patient experience. 4️⃣ Efficiency: Saves time and resources for caregivers and healthcare systems. 👉 Our Solution Our portable, handheld bladder scanners empower personalized care in home-based, long-term, and community healthcare settings. By offering efficient, user-friendly solutions, we’re making urinary management simpler and more effective. Are you ready to transform how urinary care is delivered? Let's connect and explore the possibilities! #Bladderscanners #Longtermcare #Urinaryretention #Neurogenicbladder #Handheldbladder #Portabledevice

From the Scalpel to the Scope: Endoscopic Innovations in Gastroenterology, Genecology, and other surgeries are remarkable. However, the recent scopes used in medical facilities are of most advanced but complex systems. Lumens are become narrows; multiple channels are introduced through a narrow lumen put up more challenges towards proper cleaning and disinfection. environment inside an endoscope lumen that has not properly cleaned may be conducive to Biofilm formation. Studies show that patient infections have occurred when reprocessing was delayed or compromised. Manufacturer’s Validated Reprocessing Instructions Must Be Followed. Most Infection control guidelines agree that the manufacturers’ IFU should be followed regarding maintenance, repair, and replacement of endoscopes and equipment used for reprocessing. #complexinstrumentreprocessing#ifu#mdmrecommendation#biofilm#endoscopicsurgeries#infectioncontrol

Combining innovation with patient care, bladder scanners and intermittent catheterization are transforming urinary management. Discover how this approach enhances precision, safety, and efficiency in various healthcare settings. #BladderScanners #UrinaryCare

How can a material used in movie prosthetics help fight hospital infections? Graduate students Majed Othman Althumayri & Azra Yaprak Tarman alongside #TAMUbme faculty have found a way. 🦾 Using Ecoflex, a silicone rubber, Althumayri and Tarman created lifelike skin replicas to study bacterial infections from intravenous catheters, opening new doors for safer medical devices and improved infection control. “Developing realistic skin models that can mimic the human skin is an important initial step, but we think that incorporating additional elements, like body fluids and other clinically relevant situations, in future experiments will bolster our findings and further validate Ecoflex’s potential for medical applications.” said #TAMUbme Dr. Hatice Ceylan Koydemir Learn more at http://tx.ag/BMENEcoflex

Wound care for wounds due to compromised blood flow (ischemic wounds) is crucial, as these wounds can be slow to heal and are at a higher risk of infection. Here are key aspects of wound care for ischemic wounds: Treatment Plan Improve Blood Flow: Medical Management: Use medications like antiplatelets, anticoagulants, and vasodilators. Surgical Interventions: Procedures like angioplasty, stenting, or bypass surgery. Lifestyle Changes: Encourage smoking cessation, regular exercise, and a healthy diet. Wound Care: Debridement: Remove necrotic tissue to prevent infection and promote healing. Moist Wound Healing: Use appropriate dressings (hydrocolloid, alginate) to maintain a moist environment. Infection Control: Apply topical antibiotics or antiseptics if there’s evidence of infection. Systemic antibiotics may be necessary for severe infections. Pressure Offloading: Use specialized footwear or devices to reduce pressure on the wound site. Adjunctive Therapies: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): May enhance oxygen delivery to the wound. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT): Can promote healing by applying controlled suction to the wound. Pain Management: Use appropriate analgesics considering the patient's pain level and overall health status. #VascularHealth #VascularSurgeon #HealthyVeins #BloodFlow #Circulation #VaricoseVeins #VaricoseVeinTreatment #VaricoseVeinRelief #VeinHealth #VeinCare #VeinSpecialist #CompressionStockings #HealthyLiving #Wellness #HealthyLifestyle #SelfCare #Prevention

We're excited to share that Primel® has joined the Clean Hospitals Association, reinforcing our commitment to hygiene-first healthcare practices. With our innovative Surface Active Therapeutic technologies, we're addressing major infection risks to ensure safer environments for both patients and healthcare workers. Primel® Active Hand Coating is developed from TridAnt®, a biocompatible antimicrobial technology that is able to kill spores, non-enveloped and enveloped viruses, gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria as well as drug resistant bacteria and yeast, for use on class 3, long-term medical implants, without any noticeable reduction in efficacy. "Achieving prolonged residual efficacy in hand hygiene products is often considered the holy grail in infection prevention,” explained Dr. David J. Weber, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at UNC School of Medicine. As part of the Clean Hospitals Association, we're proud to collaborate with industry leaders and public health experts to enhance patient safety and uphold the highest care standards. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gM39AvTP #Primel #ActiveHandShield #CHA #HealthcareInnovation #TridAnt #InfectionPrevention #CreatingCloserCare 

Hospital-Aquired Infections (HAI) 💡According to the CDC, 1 in 31 hospitalized patients have at least one hospital-acquired infection at any given time, with more than 680,000 infections across the United States every year. This has led to billions of dollars in excess healthcare costs as well as significant patient outcomes including septic shock and wrongful death. Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) refers to infections that develop while the patient is hospitalized or up to 30 days after discharge. 💡The most common infections are: Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) Surgical-site Infections (SSI) Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) Clostridium difficile gastroenteritis Bacteremia ❌Risk factors include: Health status of patient Presence of invasive lines and devices Treatments that increase infection risk Those who are immunocompromised Mechanical ventilation ⚡️These infections are particularly dangerous because the bacteria is often resistant to antibiotics. As a former medical unit nurse, I have seen many patients readmitted to the department for these types of infections. Frequent hand washing, sanitation of medical devices and surfaces, removing all lines and catheters from the patient as soon as possible, utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) and following all hospital based protocols will significantly reduce the occurrence of HAIs leading to sepsis and death and in turn provide better patient outcomes. ⭐️ ————————————————— 🩺 Hi, I’m Jessica! Utilizing my 8+ years of diverse healthcare experience as a Registered Nurse to assist in the legal field ⚖️ Let’s connect and discuss how I can help you with your client’s cases. ⬇️ 📧: jessicameveslnc@gmail.com #legalnurseconsultant #registerednurse #newborn #maternal #nicu #medsurg #personalinjury #medmal

There are many ways that we can protect people in hospital from getting a hospital-acquired infection with bacteria that enter the body through what are normal barriers - the skin (after a surgical incision or intravenous catheters like these), the urinary system through a plastic catheter placed into the bladder, or via our airways for people who need mechanical ventilation to help breathing. All four interventions are a risk to patient safety and that is where practicing good infection prevention and control (#IPC) comes in. First and foremost, no patient should have any of these communications into the body unless absolutely necessary. Surgery and mechanical ventilation almost invariably are. Intravenous or urinary catheters are often not. With more #bacteria in hospitals being resistant to #antibiotics than in the community, the risk of an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection is also much greater in hospitalised patients. That risks increased illness, length of hospital stay, and mortality. If you or your loved ones are in hospital, it's ok to ask medical staff whether catheters, be they delivering fluids or medicines into a vein or helping someone to pass urine, are still needed and in the case of intravenous catheters, whether there is an oral alternative to the intravenous medication. It's also fine to ask anyone touching you or your surrounds to disinfect their hands to reduce the likelihood of transmitting bacteria to your device. You are part of the IPC solution, use your voice! This picture illustrates the threat. There was no reason (and almost never is) for two intravenous catheters to go into the same arm of a patient at the same time.

When choosing between a neck (internal jugular) and chest (axillary) central venous catheter (CVC) in terms of infection risk, factors like ease of access, risk of infection, and mechanical complications should be considered. The internal jugular site is easier to access but has a higher infection risk, while the axillo-subclavian site has a lower infection risk but a higher risk of mechanical complications. Operator skill, patient anatomy, and clinical scenario also influence the preferred site. The CDC recommends the subclavian site over the jugular and femoral sites when possible. Balancing infection control with mechanical complications is crucial in choosing the appropriate site for CVC placement. #vascularaccess #nurse #doctor

October 13th marks the beginning of International Infection Prevention Week. For every 100 patients admitted to hospitals, 7-15 will acquire at least one hospital-associated infection (HAI) during their stay.¹ HAI issues may never be eliminated completely but there are ways to help reduce the chance of infection. Read more in our article: Five Ways to Reduce Hospital-Associated Infections in the Cardiology Department https://lnkd.in/ep-mdV4E