In cases of suspected urinary infection when babies are admitted to emergency departments, a cyto-bacteriological urine test is necessary.
Collection bags are associated with a high risk of "false positives" while catheterisation is an invasive technique. Nursing teams in the paediatric emergency departments of Limoges and Poissy general hospitals carried out a study to assess the benefits of both methods, the feasibility of catheterisation in children under 3 months and the pain this procedure causes. They also examined the children's, nurses' and parents' own experiences of the treatment.
Written by:
Lamy C, Voyle M, Etoubleau C, Reveret M, Guigonis V, Blanc P. Are you the author?
Département de pédiatrie, CHREC, Hôpital de la mère et de l'enfant, CHU Limoges, France.
Reference: Soins Pediatr Pueric. 2012 Sep-Oct;(268):37-40.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23074806
Article in French.
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