A scoping review of important urinary catheter induced complications.

This study presents a scoping review of the literature on the morbidity and mortality associated with several common complications of urinary catheterization. Data gathered from the open literature were analyzed graphically to gain insights into the most important urinary catheter induced complications. The results reveal that the most significant catheter complications are severe mechanical trauma (perforation, partial urethral damage and urinary leakage), symptomatic bacterial infection, and anaphylaxis, catheter toxicity and hypersensitivity.

Effectiveness of a worksite smoking cessation program in the military. Program evaluation.

1. A program evaluation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the smoking cessation program. Substantiating data enhances the value of health promotion programs as key components of the health care delivery system.

Economic consequences of tobacco use for the Department of Defense, 1995.

This study used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention methodology to analyze the costs of smoking-attributable mortality and morbidity within the Department of Defense (DoD) based on health care costs, characteristics of the beneficiary population, and disease characteristics. Direct health care costs attributed to smoking were estimated at $584 million. Smoking-attributable disease accounted for 16% of the deaths as well as approximately 10% of all hospital bed days and 1.