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R J Prentiss

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PubMed1969

The catheter. How to use and when not to use.

Catheterization should not be used without true indication. Careful control of hydration, sedation, anesthesia and use of anticholinergic agents before, during and after operation can do a great deal to prevent the need for catheterization. When the procedure is necessary, simple, inexpensive measures of care usually are sufficient. Prophylactic antisepsis before and after, with reexamination of the urine after discontinuance of antiseptic drugs to make sure there is no recrudescence, prevents acute and chronic infections. The catheter recommended for routine male and female catheterization is the 14-16 (French) olive tip coude (Tieman) catheter or the Tieman-Foley. Closed drainage systems are the best. Continuous irrigation is without value. Water is an excellent irrigant. Calcium deposits are prevented by Renacidin(R) instillation and acetic acid irrigation.

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PubMed1967

Total perineal prostatectomy for carcinoma. Indications and results.

In 34 selected patients with prostatic carcinoma treated with total perineal prostatovesiculectomy, the morbidity was low and mortality nil. Fourteen patients were alive and well for over five years and 12 patients are alive and well for less than five years at the time of report. Six patients were dead, two with prostatic carcinoma. Two of the survivors had recurrent carcinoma.

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