A co-created nurse-driven catheterisation protocol can reduce bladder distension in acute hip fracture patients - results from a longitudinal observational study

A co-created nurse-driven catheterisation protocol can reduce bladder distension in acute hip fracture patients - results from a longitudinal observational study

Abstract Background Urinary retention is common in elderly patients undergoing acute hip fracture surgery. Avoiding overfilling the urinary bladder is important to avoid detrusor muscle damage and associated motility problems. The aim of this study was to analyse associations between the co-creation...

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Main Authors: Maria Frödin, Bengt Nellgård, Cecilia Rogmark, Brigid M. Gillespie, Ewa Wikström, Annette Erichsen Andersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Nursing
Subjects:
Nurse-driven urinary catheterisation protocol
Bladder distension
Urinary retention
Hip fracture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01057-z

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