Journal of Community Nursing (JCN) | October 2025

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Catheters

Pages: 24 - 27

Article topics: Compression, Lymphatic disease, Venous disease

With more than 90,000 catheter users in the UK, evidence suggests that catheter blockage is a common problem impacting on patient’s health outcomes. Approximately 50% of people with long-term catheters will experience catheter blockages that have been caused by encrustation or biofilm formation (Gibney, 2016).


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