Incidence and Prevention of Iatrogenic Urethral Injuries

Journal of Urology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2254-2258

  Kashefi, Carol ^a   Messer, Karen ^a   Barden, Rita ^a   Sexton, Carolyn ^a   Parsons, J Kellogg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

catheterization; iatrogenic disease; male; nursing; urethra

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PENILE BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRA STRICTURE; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 43049116110     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.01.108     Document Type: Article

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