Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
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J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs · Mar 2006
ReviewDuration of short-term indwelling catheters--a systematic review of the evidence.
A systematic review on the effect of duration of catheterization on urinary retention. ⋯ No significant differences in patient outcome were found, but the timing of catheter removal is a balance between avoiding infection by early removal and circumventing voiding dysfunction by later removal. Shorter catheterizations appear to reduce mean length of hospital stay.