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Sharon Holroyd

Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, Calderdale Bladder & Bowel Service, CHFT, Halifax

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Intermittent catheterisation: challenges when children move to adult services

There are many reasons the bladder may not empty fully, and they involve structural, physiological and psychological factors. Failure to regularly fill and empty the bladder effectively, may lead to...

The importance of indwelling urinary catheter securement

Non-stabilised catheters can increase the movement of the catheter inside the bladder, leading to unstable detrusor contractions and muscle spasms. This will increase the incidence of bypassing, pain...

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