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Urologists, How Can We Better Educate Patients On CAUTIs And their Symptoms?​

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are one of the top causes of infection worldwide. For every additional day a catheter is left in the body, the risk of developing a CAUTI increases by 3% to 7%.​

Numerous BPH patients in our “Worst Prostate Ever” community are unaware of CAUTIs, and attribute their pain to the catheter placement. Left untreated, this can put them at risk of developing sepsis and other complications.

Read more here on: How to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Reappraisal of Vico’s Theory—Is History Repeating Itself?

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Due to Misconceptions About Treatments, BPH Patients May Not Comply with Their Medication Regimes

Due to misconceptions about the inconvenience and expectations about treatments, patients may not comply with their BPH medication regimes. To tackle this, researchers suggest adopting the Feelings, Ideas, Functions and Expectations (FIFE) approach to evaluate the patient’s illness experience and expectations.

Your patients may have different preferences based on their fears and expectations about BPH treatments. Adopting a patient-centered approach will help understand your patients better and improve their adherence to medication!

*Source:

Patient centred care for the medical treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with benign prostatic obstruction: a key point to improve patients’ care

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Urologists, How do You Ensure Your Patients Have their Stents Removed on Time?

Some kidney stone patients in our community have had prolonged indwelling stents due to insufficient insurance coverage. However, delayed stent removal can often lead to stent calcification, and they may end up experiencing more pain.

As forgotten stents are a matter of patient safety, experts advise that urologists schedule stent removals with patients before discharging them. Doing so may reduce the chances of them avoiding a follow-up visit because of financial constraints. This may minimize the incidence of retained stents and the subsequent discomfort of dealing with a calcified stent.

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6 steps to help you track ureteral stents

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Struggling to Get Your Patients to Follow Your Recommendations?

Patients who undergo a 24-hour urine test are more likely to make lifestyle changes, based on findings from the world’s largest kidney stone patient community.

Numerous patients shared that their test results helped them to understand the importance of following their urologist’s recommendations. They also benefited from using our Webtool, which further simplifies their results for them.

Share our Webtool with your patients today!

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New Research Suggests that Urolithiasis Should be Treated as Part of Metabolic Syndrome

While #urolithiasis is typically managed as an independent condition, a new study suggests that it should be treated as part of Metabolic Syndrome, which is associated with high blood pressure, diabetes and lipoidemia.

Asst Prof Dr. Ben H. Chew, M.D., advises #urologists to approach kidney stones more holistically and prioritize patients’ overall health. Adopting the DASH diet is a simple yet effective way for patients to lower their risks of both stone recurrence and other metabolic diseases. #Urologists can give effective dietary recommendations and help patients be disease-free, not just stone-free!

Read more here on: Metabolic Syndrome Negatively Impacts Stone-Specific Quality of Life

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Is your OR efficient?

Maximizing operating room (OR) efficiency can help hospitals achieve cost savings, boost team morale, and even increase patient satisfaction. How can we work smarter and improve the patient experience?

As researchers from Mayo Clinic recently discovered, the answers may lie in a data-driven process review. By applying the Six Sigma methodology to their workflow analysis, the team at Mayo Clinic identified staff lateness as a major challenge that could be resolved by optimizing OR team sizes and staggering surgical start times. Implementing such changes eventually helped them reduce OR turnover time to just 20 minutes!

How are you increasing efficiency in your workflow?

Read more here on: Improving Operating Room Efficiency Using the Six Sigma Methodology

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