Abstract
20 patients and 20 district nurses were given questinaires, on the quality of the care of suprapubic catheters, two weeks after discharge. The aim was to monitor the effectivnes of the information on suprapubic care, given by the nursing staff in the hospital. The district nurses had observed, that one fifth of the patients had sign of redness and skin irritation around the suprapubic catheter. It can be considered to use Clean Intermittent Catherisation with patients with post surgery urinary retention. The investigation shows the importance of the hospital nurse giving clear information to the district nurse on discharge, when a patient is discharged with a suprapubic catheter.
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