A comparison of midnight versus early morning removal of urinary catheters after transurethral resection of the prostate

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 94-97

  McDonald, Colleen E ^a,c   Thompson, Julia M ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGHT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINATION;

EID: 0033088014     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00152192-199903000-00011     Document Type: Review

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