A national survey found US hospitals expanded CAUTI prevention over 20 years, but use of key catheter-removal strategies remains variable.
|Articles|May 10, 2004
Holmium laser reduces ureteral wall injury risks
Trimedyne's OmniPulse Holmium:YAG Laser utilizes DoublePulse technology,which delivers the ablation effect of two laser pulses with the acousticeffect of one pulse when treating renal stones. It also reduces potentialrisks of ureteral wall injury compared with normal pulsed operation, thecompany says.
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