A urinary catheter is a medical device used to empty the bladder when a patient is unable to do so naturally. Catheters usually have a drainage bag to capture the urine. For bedridden patients, the ...

Interventional cardiology is a specialized field of cardiology that focuses on catheter-based heart procedures. Catheter procedures use small, hollow tubes (catheters) inserted through your blood ...

Intermittent catheterization every 6 hours in postpartum women with urinary retention may be a better strategy than extended catheterization over 24 hours, a new prospective, randomized, controlled ...

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that provides information on how well the heart is working. To perform this procedure, a healthcare professional inserts flexible tubing into the heart through a ...

SAN DIEGO–Heart biopsies, which are typically performed via catheterization through the groin or neck, are possible and may cause less discomfort for patients when performed through a vein in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A new cardiac catheterization laboratory in Willoughby is making it possible for heart patients in Lake County to stay close to home while getting minimally invasive treatments as ...

In the last decade, cardiac catheterization laboratories have evolved into more sophisticated environments with newer devices and treatment options. As today’s interventionalists adapt to an increased ...

FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Apex TM PTCA Dilatation Catheter New design provides more options for treating patients with complex lesions NATICK, Mass., Nov. 10 ...

Updated consensus recommendations provide strategies for preventing both catheter-associated and noncatheter-associated UTIs.