Apparatus for Total Collection of Urine from Steers

Filtration Apparatus for Protein Extraction from Urine.

Collection of urine from women for bacteriological examination.

The reliability and convenience of different methods of collecting midstream urine specimens free from significant contamination was investigated in controlled trials. Young and middleaged women, including those in early pregnancy, easily provided satisfactory specimens without the help of a nurse. It was more difficult to obtain good specimens from old or infirm patients, but collection was ma...

Ureterocutaneous anastomosis. II. A new urine collection apparatus to prevent stricture.

The advantages of diversion of the urinary stream by cutaneous ureterostomy in certain selected cases are well established.1 Unfortunately the predisposition toward stricture at the cutaneous anastomosis has necessitated indwelling catheters in most cases.2 A number of ingenious surgical techniques have been devised35 to prevent this complication, some of which are very successful. The attendan...

Collection and transport of urine for culture.

In the March 2001 issue of the Ceylon Medical Journal (Vol. 46 No.l), an advertisement titled "Preven­ tion is better than cure" inserted by New Delmon Hospital has misleading information. It says "Influenza vaccine 3,5 and 7 months'. Presumably it refers to the Haemophilus influenzae type B (or Hib) vaccine, which is totally different to the influenza vaccine, which is also available in Sri La...

Alternative methods for newborn urine sample collection.

PURPOSE To investigate the accuracy of laboratory results of urine samples collected from cotton balls as compared with paired samples collected from catheterization, Preemie Pampers, and Newborn Pampers. METHOD Urine samples were collected from 30 infants by aspirating urine from a cotton ball placed over the meatus. An additional urine sample was obtained from the same infants by aspiration...