Confusion or unexplained fever may be the only symptoms of catheter-related CAUTI in patients residing in nursing homes. Diagnosing catheter-related infection in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) ...
The word “catheter” comes from Greek, meaning “to let or send down.” Catheters were used as early as 3,000 B.C. to relieve painful urinary retention. In those times, many materials were used to form a ...