Encrustations of the urinary catheter and prevention strategies: a literature review.

Patients with an indwelling urinary catheter are at risk of developing urinary tract infection: for each day of the catheter remaining in situ, there is an increasing risk from 3% to 7% for infection to appear. One of the main complications of catheterization is the onset of encrustations, frequentl...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Urological Nursing Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 131 - 138
Autores principales: Marcone Marchitti, Claudia, Boarin, Mattia, Villa, Giulia
Formato: review Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2015
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