A prospective analysis of consultation for difficult urinary catheter insertion at tertiary care centres in Northern Alberta
Author(s) -
Chasta Bacsu,
Stephan Van Zyl,
Keith Rourke
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.574
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , tertiary care , perforation , general surgery , emergency medicine , family medicine , surgery , physics , materials science , optics , punching , metallurgy
Difficult urinary catheterization (DUC) is a frequent reason for urologic consultation. Literature regarding DUC is limited. The objective of the study is to examine the current practice pattern of DUC and identify strategies to reduce its incidence and related adverse events.
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