Open AccessObstructed or Malpositioned Urethral Catheter Induced Acute Kidney Injury
Author(s) -
Ankita Patel,
Eli A. Friedman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
case reports in nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6641
pISSN - 2090-665X
DOI - 10.1155/2012/731502
Subject(s) - medicine , uremia , catheter , acute kidney injury , urinary catheterization , surgery , renal function , urology
Unanticipated renal failure may be induced by an obstructed urethral catheter that was a component of complex management or difficult insertion. Two patients with new-onset uremia due to obstructed urethral catheters evinced rapid return of renal function when their blocked catheters were replaced.
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