Do catheter washouts extend patency time in long-term indwelling urethral catheters?: A randomized controlled trial of acidic washout solution, normal saline washout, or standard care

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Moore, Katherine N ^a   Hunter, Kathleen F ^a   McGinnis, Rosemary ^b   Bacsu, Chasta ^a   Fader, Mandy ^c   Gray, Mikel ^d   Getliffe, Kathy ^e   Chobanuk, Janice ^f   Puttagunta, Lakshmi ^a   Voaklander, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f East Central Health Area Alberta   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; URETHRA;

BIOFILMS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SOLUTIONS; URETHRA; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 65649096497     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000345181.37656.de     Document Type: Article

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