Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral catheterization and inadequate intern training in a tertiary-care teaching hospital

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1109-1112

  Thomas, Arun Z ^a   Giri, Subhasis K ^a   Meagher, David ^a   Creagh, Tom ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Catheter morbidity; Iatrogenic injury; Urethral catheterization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URETHRA INJURY; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; UROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349251680     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08494.x     Document Type: Article

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