Managing urinary catheter blockage and leakage.
Over 124,000 people in the UK have long-term indwelling catheters (Gage et, al, 2017; Nazarko, 2017). Indwelling urinary catheters increase the risks of infection and ill health (Feneley et al, 2015; Public Health England [PHE], 2016). They can leak, block and management can be burdensome for the pe...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 53 - 59 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wound Care People Limited
Jun/Jul2024
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