The dissolution of urinary catheter encrustation

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-64

  Getliffe, K A ^a   Hughes, S C ^a   Le Claire, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder washout; Catheter; Encrustation; Management

Indexed keywords

ACID; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CATHETERIZATION; COLORIMETRY; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY;

CALCIUM; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; SOLUBILITY; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINE;

EID: 0033959984     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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