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P T Lowthian

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Acute patient care: pressure areas.

Life-saving and diagnostic procedures are vital in the acute care situation, but a few simple precautions for patients particularly at risk may prevent the later development of a serious and unwanted complication: the pressure sore.

Beds↗
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An investigation of the uncurling forces of indwelling catheters.

An elastic catheter in the male urethra produces an 'uncurling' force as it attempts to straighten itself. Where this force is sustained, it may result in some pressure necrosis, or pressure atrophy. This article describes how this in-vivo situation was modelled and the resultant pressures checked and recommends the type and size of catheter that should be used if it is needed for more than 2 days of continuous use.

Catheters, Indwelling↗