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Bacteriuria As A Precursor Of Intracatheter Encrustation, Namcy Moll
Bacteriuria As A Precursor Of Intracatheter Encrustation, Namcy Moll
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The problem with which this study was concerned was the development of criteria that could be used to determine when urinary catheter changes were necessary. By determining when encrustation occurred, it was felt that some complications could be eliminated by changing catheters before obstruction occurred due to encrustation.
It was the purpose of this study to: 1) explore some indications for catheter change, 2) determine if encrustation of urinary catheters necessitates catheter change, and 3) estimate potential criteria for a routine time for catheter changes.
Forty-five catheters were examined after their removal from patients. Flow rates were determined on 33 …