title: Urinary catheterisation.
abstract: This article examines the benefits and risks associated with urinary catheterisation and how these risks can be reduced.
authors.affiliation: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London. sarah.hart@rmh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004322:Drainage; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*