Strategy to Control Catheter Encrustation With Citrated Drinks: A Randomized Crossover Study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1390-1394

  Khan, Azhar ^a   Housami, Fadi ^a   Melotti, Roberto ^b   Timoney, Anthony ^a   Stickler, David ^a,c  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hydrogen ion concentration; potassium citrate; Proteus mirabilis; urethra; urinary catheterization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRATE POTASSIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER ENCRUSTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LEMON JUICE; MALE; MICTURITION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BEVERAGES; CITRUS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM CITRATE; PROTEUS INFECTIONS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 77949284724     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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