In this article the author presents a flow chart designed to assist nurses in providing evidence-based care of long term urinary catheters. The flow chart guides the nurse in making a proper assessment of the reason for urinary bypassing, blockage and non-drainage. The flow chart is intended to help identify a cause and to aid the practitioner in following a long term management plan.
neuropathies is essential as recent treatment trials show a remission rate of up to 40%. Aims Compare retrospective data on clinical, investigational and treatment factors in patients who have ceased IVIg with patients who have failed a cessation trial. Methods 15 patients who successfully suspended IVIg infusions were compared with 15 in whom decreasing or stopping IVIg was unsuccessful. Results 30 patients (12 with CIDP and 3 with MMN in both groups) were diagnosed 39.5 months from onset of symptoms in the successful group vs. 40.7 months in the unsuccessful group (p=0.953). There was a significant difference in the summed upper limb sensory amplitudes on electrophysiology prior to starting IVIg between the patients with CIDP (17.4 mV vs. 9.8mV p=0.007). There was no difference in the average doses between the groups. A successful cessation trial was attempted at a mean of 60.5 months post starting treatment, compared with 60 months in the unsuccessful patients. Conclusion There is a need for objective biomarker to measure disease activity because other than one neurophysiology marker, other factors did not help predict a successful cessation trial of IVIg.
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