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).