Clinical. Bladder washouts in the management of long-term catheters.

It has been estimated that 40-50% of patients with long-term catheters can suffer with catheter blockage. This not only causes distress to the patient but also increases the demands on community nurses' time and resources. Infection with bacteria such as Proteus causes the urine to become alkaline....

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Publicado en:British Journal of Nursing Vol. 9; no. 14; pp. 900 - 903
Autores principales: Evans A, Godfrey H
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mark Allen Holdings Limited 7/27/2000
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