The effectiveness of implementing a bladder ultrasound programme in neurosurgical units

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-200

  Lee, Yuh Yun ^a   Tsay, Wen Lin ^a   Lou, Meei Fang ^a   Dai, Yu Tzu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nursing; Portable bladder ultrasound; Postvoidal residual volume; Quasi experimental study; Urethral catheterization; Urinary retention; Urinary tract infection; Urine volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TAIWAN; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY RETENTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33846025752     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04080.x     Document Type: Article

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