Open AccessSafety of latex urinary catheters for the short time drainage
Author(s) -
Mehrdad Hosseinpour,
Saeed Noori,
Mahdieh Amir-Beigi,
Mohammad Hassan Pourfakharan,
Hassan Ehteram,
Mohadese Hamsayeh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.134257
Subject(s) - medicine , hypospadias , urinary system , surgery , silicone , urethra , catheter , urine , urology , chemistry , organic chemistry
In this study, we attempt to identify the most appropriate catheter (silicone vs. latex) for short-term urinary catheterization. We compared the post-operative clinico-pathological complications between latex and silicone for short term catheterization in rabbits with hypospadias.