Minimizing the complications associated with migrating catheters.

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November 5, 2008

This article seeks to explore the clinical practice of urinary catheter fixation. Traditionally, this area of practice has been neglected and nurses are familiar with tension lesions and dermal problems associated with inappropriate or incorrect urinary catheter fixation. A novel solution to this problem is a catheter fixation device. This device secures the catheter safely, making clinical practice safer and the experience of catheterization more tolerable for the patient. An example of a urinary catheter fixation device available in the UK is Bard’s StatLock®.
PMID: 18981965 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: British Journal of Community Nursing)

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