Knotted urethral catheter: a twist in the tail
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217834
Abstract: Inadvertent knotting of infant feeding tubes used for clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC) is a rare complication in paediatric patients. The small flexible tubes used in infants if advanced too far into the bladder may form… read more here.
Keywords: catheter; twist tail; urethral catheter; catheter twist ... See more keywords
Knotted urethral catheter: an unusual complication in adults
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221498
Abstract: Knotting of feeding tubes or urinary catheters has been reported as a rare complication in paediatrics when draining the bladder. This is caused by inserting thin flexible tubes too far in, allowing it to coil.… read more here.
Keywords: catheter; urethral catheter; complication; knotted urethral ... See more keywords