Blind urethral catheterization in trauma patients suffering from lower urinary tract injuries

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 330-334

  Shlamovitz, Gil Z ^a   McCullough, Lynne ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind urethral catheterization; Pelvic fractures; Urethral trauma; Urinary bladder trauma; Urinary trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA INJURY; URINARY TRACT INJURY; URINE CATHETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 33846960742     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221768.68614.36     Document Type: Article

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