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Cervical Cancer Therapy
Women prefer intermittent self-catheterization for bladder care after hysterectomy
January 5th, 2006
Women prefer intermittent self-catheterization over supra-pubic catheterization for bladder care after hysterectomy. "To determine the potential benefits of ISC (intermittent self-catheterization) over SPC (supra-pubic catheterization) in the postoperative bladder care of women following radical hysterectomy," researchers in England conducted a "a prospective randomized controlled trial of women treated by radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer." "Forty women were recruited to the study, 21 to ISC and 19 to SPC. All patients randomized to ISC were able to learn the technique of ISC satisfactorily following a period of pre-operative...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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