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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Conformable and conventional indwelling urinary catheters, made of latex coated with Teflon and of the same nominal size, were encrusted in vitro. The extent of encrustation was quantified by dissolving the deposits, determining the concentrations of calcium and magnesium in the resulting solutions (by atomic adsorption spectroscopy), and calculating the surface densities of calcium and magnesium. Surface densities of both elements were significantly less on the conformable than on the conventional catheters. This result can be explained by the pulsed flow of urine through the conformable catheter tending to dislodge deposits adhering to its inner surface. A similar action is expected to occur in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0890-5533
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
429-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Resistance of conformable indwelling urinary catheters to encrustation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Manchester, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article