Early removal of urinary catheters in patients with thoracic epidural catheters

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 340-344

  Tripepi Bova, Kathleen A ^a   Sun, Zhiyuan ^a   Mason, David ^a   Albert, Nancy M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain controlled analgesia; quality improvement; thoracic epidural; thoracic surgery; urinary catheter; urinary retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DEVICE REMOVAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; VERTEBRA;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOTOMY; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY RETENTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84883454399     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182922b2d     Document Type: Article

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