Early urethral (Foley) catheter removal positively affects length of stay after renal transplantation [1]

Transplantation

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 995-996

  Cole, T ^a   Hakim, Jonathan ^b   Shapiro, Ron ^b   Kayler, Liise K ^b,c  

^a Department of Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER REMOVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINE CATHETER; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; BALLOON DILATATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 34247569385     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000259723.92943.8f     Document Type: Letter

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