Intravesical Catheter Knotting: An Uncommon Complication of Urinary Catheterization

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-117

  Turner, Troy W S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheter; Complication; Fever

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PYURIA; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISEASES IN TWINS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 1242338899     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000113882.10140.8b     Document Type: Article

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