A new urethral catheter.
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
; 296(6638): 1691-3, 1988 Jun 18.
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ABSTRACT
A new balloon catheter for women with a flexible urethral portion that conforms to the shape of the closed urethra was tested. In sheep control catheters caused epithelial destruction, which was absent with the conformable catheter. A 12 week crossover trial compared control catheters in 52 long stay geriatric patients. Eighty two out of 91 conformable catheters were rated as comfortable compared with 68 of 87 control (p = 0.006). The average length of time in situ was 15.9 days for the conformable catheter compared with 12.9 days for the control (p = 0.001). The average number of bypasses a week with the conformable catheter was 1.1 compared with 1.3 for the control; this difference was not significant. Examination of 249 used catheters showed significantly fewer with intraluminal obstruction with struvite among the conformable than control catheters (1 (0.8%) versus 15 (11.5%); p less than 0.001). This new catheter for women is a substantial improvement over the Foley catheter and (except in urethral stricture) is suitable for all forms of drainage.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cateterismo
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Cateterismo Urinário
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)
Ano de publicação:
1988
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Article