Medical & Surgical Urology
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Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University, UK

Biography

Ksenija Maravic da Silva is an Assistant Professor at Coventry University, School of Psychological Sciences. She conducts interdisciplinary research in Neuropsychology, mental health, and Clinical Psychology. Her most recent publications are on the effectiveness of rTMS in treatment-resistant depression (a continuous collaboration with the Northamptonshire NHS Foundation Trust) and on neural synchrony in therapeutic settings (a collaboration with UCL, Anna Freud Centre and Cambridge University).

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Effectiveness of UroShield in Reducing Urinary Tract Infections and Patients? Pain Complaints: Retrospective Data Analysis from Clinical Practice
  Author(s): Ksenija da Silva*, Alexandra Ibbotson and Michaela O’Neill
  
  Objective: Antibiotic resistance is a common complication in long-term urinary tract infections (UTIs). Alternative treatments, such as UroShield acoustic wave technology prevents bacteria from attaching to the surface of catheters and has reduced the number of treated UTIs. The objective of the study was to compare quantitative and qualitative outcomes in patients with long-term UTIs at the start of UroShield treatment and after a 12-week trial. Methods: 23 patients with reoccurring UTIs were offered to use UroShield for a period of 12 weeks. Objective and subjective measures of improvement were recorded every week, including the number of UTIs, antibiotic treatment, catheter blockage and changes, bladder washout, hospitalisations or nurse visits due to UTIs, level of pain, sleep, and mobility. The patients’ qualitative reports about th.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9857.21.10.254

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