How long should urinary bladder catheterisation be continued after vaginal prolapse surgery? A randomised controlled trial comparing short term versus long term catheterisation after vaginal prolapse surgery

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 828-830

  Hakvoort, R A ^a   Elberink, R ^a   Vollebregt, A ^a   Van Der Ploeg, T ^b   Emanuel, M H ^a  

^a Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLPOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 4043069792     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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