title: Midnight removal: an improved approach to removal of catheters.
abstract: There is no recognised policy regarding the timing of urethral catheter removal, although early morning removal is commonly practised. Removing the catheter at midnight allows patients to return to a normal voiding pattern more rapidly and to leave hospital earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Westminster Hospital, London.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Noble
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Menzies
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D014554:Urination