Urethral catheter knotting: Be aware and minimize the risk
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Urethral catheter knotting: Be aware and minimize the risk.
Urethral catheterization is a technique frequently used in the pediatric emergency department. Intravesicular knotting of the catheter is a rare but potentially preventable complication that can involve significant morbidity. However, because of the relative rarity of this complication there remains a persistent lack of awareness in the pediatric clinical community. The risk of intravesicular c...
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عنوان ژورنال: CJEM
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1481-8035,1481-8043
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500006229