Tragedy of Inappropriately Managed Foley Catheter
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Tragedy of Inappropriately Managed Foley Catheter.
One of the most commonly performed invasive procedures in hospitalized patients is urethral catheterization with a Foley catheter [1]. It has been estimated that 10–15 % of hospitalized patients will undergo Foley catheter drainage at some time during their admission [2]. Foley catheters are used routinely for both shortand long-term drainage of the urinary bladder and have been associated with...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0971-9202,0975-6434
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-016-0884-0