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Appropriate use of indwelling urethra catheters in hospitalized patients: results of a multicentre prevalence study

BACKGROUND: Although indwelling urethra catheterization is a medical intervention with well-defined risks, studies show that approximately 14–38% of the indwelling urethra catheters (IUCs) are placed without a specific medical indication. In this paper we describe the prevalence of IUCs, including t...

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Autores principales: Jansen, Irálice AV, Hopmans, Titia EM, Wille, Jan C, van den Broek, Peterhans J, van der Kooi, Tjallie II, van Benthem, Birgit HB
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22954383
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-12-25