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Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint?

2003; American College of Physicians; Volume: 138; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-138-11-200306030-00018-w1

1539-3704

Royce H. Johnson,

Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

Letters3 June 2003Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint?Royce H. Johnson, MDRoyce H. Johnson, MDKern Medical Center; Bakersfield, CA 93305Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-11-200306030-00018-w1 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I read with great interest the editorial by Saint and colleagues on indwelling urinary catheters (1). As indicated by the studies referenced by the authors, particularly those by Beeson (2) and by Platt and colleagues (3), we have understood the danger of this procedure's significant complication rate, as well as the inconvenience and pain it causes, for more than 40 years. Clearly, thousands of people have died unnecessarily because of this procedure.I believe all physicians endeavor not to use restraints unless they are absolutely necessary. There are exceptions, of course, and adverse outcomes have infrequently resulted ...References1. Saint S, Lipsky BA, Goold SD. Indwelling urinary catheters: a one-point restraint? [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:125-7. [PMID: 12118969] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Beeson PB. The case against the catheter. Am J Med. 1958;24:1-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Platt R, Polk BF, Murdock B, Rosner B. Mortality associated with nosocomial urinary-tract infection. N Engl J Med. 1982;307:637-42. [PMID: 7110215] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Kern Medical Center; Bakersfield, CA 93305 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoIndwelling Urinary Catheters: A One-Point Restraint? Sanjay Saint , Benjamin A. Lipsky , and Susan Dorr Goold Metrics Cited byEvidence Rocks in Long-term Care, But Does It Roll? 3 June 2003Volume 138, Issue 11Page: W-51KeywordsCatheterizationCathetersPatients ePublished: 3 June 2003 Issue Published: 3 June 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...