RETENTION AND STRENGTH OF SILICONE-RUBBER CATHETERS - A REPORT OF 5 CASES OF RETENTION AND AN ANALYSIS OF CATHETER STRENGTH

Authors
MCKENZIE JM FLAHIFF CM NELSON CL
Citation
Jm. Mckenzie et al., RETENTION AND STRENGTH OF SILICONE-RUBBER CATHETERS - A REPORT OF 5 CASES OF RETENTION AND AN ANALYSIS OF CATHETER STRENGTH, Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 75A(10), 1993, pp. 1505-1507
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219355
Volume
75A
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1505 - 1507
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9355(1993)75A:10<1505:RASOSC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Five patients had a silicone-rubber catheter that broke during attempt ed removal. Mechanical testing was performed to determine the tensile strength of silicone-rubber as well as of polyvinyl chloride catheters . Silicone-rubber catheters were found to have a low tensile strength. The pull-out force of ten indwelling silicone-rubber catheters was al so measured. The pull-out force measured from a patient who had a cast was close to 40 per cent of the strength of the silicone-rubber cathe ters.