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Urological nursing. Limitations of urinary pH monitoring in long-term catheter users.

Weekly measurement of urinary pH has become a standard part of long-term catheter management in many parts of the UK. The common problem of catheter encrustation is caused by urease-producing bacteria which also tend to produce alkaline urine. To determine if urinary pH changes in individual cathete...

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Published in:British Journal of Nursing Vol. 15; no. 8; pp. 427 - 433
Main Authors: Mathur S, Fraczyk L
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mark Allen Holdings Limited 4/27/2006
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          Mathur S
          Fraczyk L
        affil: BioMed Centre, Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
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          Bacterial Infections Diagnosis
          Catheter Occlusion
          Catheter-Related Infections Complications
          Catheters, Urinary Adverse Effects
          Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
          Urinalysis Methods
          Urinary Catheterization Adverse Effects
          Urinary Tract Infections Diagnosis
          Bacterial Infections Etiology
          Bacterial Infections Urine
          Biofilms
          Catheter Care, Urinary
          Clinical Nursing Research
          Equipment Failure
          Nursing Assessment Methods
          Predictive Value of Tests
          Prospective Studies
          Reproducibility of Results
          Risk Factors
          Time Factors
          Urease
          Urinalysis Standards
          Urinary Catheterization Nursing
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      ab: Weekly measurement of urinary pH has become a standard part of long-term catheter management in many parts of the UK. The common problem of catheter encrustation is caused by urease-producing bacteria which also tend to produce alkaline urine. To determine if urinary pH changes in individual catheter users provided enough information for pH monitoring to aid in catheter management, an analysis of the literature was combined with a study of the urinary pH and catheter blockage patterns in 20 catheter users colonized with urease-producing bacteria. It was found that weekly pH measurement does not aid in the diagnosis or management of catheter encrustation. As such, this practice cannot be recommended.
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