Asian Journal of Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2010

Is Transurethral Catheterisation the Ideal Method of Bladder Drainage? A Survey of Patient Satisfaction With Indwelling Transurethral Urinary Catheters

  • Siew Pang Chan

      Affiliations

    • School of Business, Singapore Institute of Management University, Singapore
  • Glenn Wei Leong Tan

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Glenn Wei Leong Tan, Clinical Staff Office 4B, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
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  • Choon Kiat Ho

,Accepted 11 February 2010.

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PII: S1015-9584(10)60006-1

doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(10)60006-1

Asian Journal of Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , January 2010

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