Safe duration of silicon catheter replacement in urological patients

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, the duration of urinary catheterisation using silicone Foley's catheters did not influence the complication and symptom rates; hence silicon catheters can be placed in situ for up to 8 weeks before replacement instead of the traditional three-weekly change.FUNDING: Enterprise Computing Limited.PMID:37576373 | PMC:PMC10416272 | DOI:10.4314/gmj.v57i1.10

Source: Ghana Medical Journal - August 14, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Mawuenyo A Oyortey Samuel A Essoun Mahamudu A Ali Mubarak Abdul-Rahman James Welbeck Jonathan C B Dakubo James E Mensah Source Type: research