Anti-infective biomaterials need to be tailored according to the specific clinical application.
All their properties have to be tuned to achieve the best anti-infective performance together …

Adequate vascular access is of paramount importance in oncology patients. It is important in
the initial phase of surgical treatment or chemotherapy, as well as in the chronic …

National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were originally commissioned by the …

Environmental surfaces and their role in the epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections
(HAIs) have become an area of great scientific interest, particularly in light of the much …

Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Eighth Edition continues as the gold standard in
oncology nursing. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, it has remained …

Background The central venous catheter (CVC) is essential in managing acutely ill patients
in hospitals. Bloodstream infection is a major complication in patients with a CVC. Several …

Patients admitted to acute care frequently require intravenous access to effectively deliver
medications and prescribed treatment. For patients with difficult intravenous access, those …

Background Impregnated central venous catheters are recommended for adults to reduce
bloodstream infections but not for children because there is not enough evidence to prove …

Healthcare acquired infections (HAI's) are a worldwide problem that can be exacerbated by
surgery and the implantation of polymeric medical devices. The use of polymer based …

BACKGROUND Loss of arm function is common after stroke. Robot-assisted training may
improve arm outcomes. OBJECTIVE The objectives were to determine the clinical …