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Consequent to cerebrovascular events, variable bladder malfunction may occur ranging from difficulty in starting micturation and spontaneously emptying the bladder to physical weakness and inability to reach the bathroom in time. It would seem reasonable, therefore, to utilize a bladder catheter routinely for the first few days following a CVA severe enough to require hospitalization. Nevertheless, many acute stroke units routinely remove foley catheters when patients are more stable, especially prior to their transfer to rehabilitation departments.
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Mallappallil, M.C. (2002). Myth: Patients with severe cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) require long-term bladder catheters. In: Friedman, E.A., Anees, I. (eds) Myths and Shibboleths in Nephrology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0407-7_24
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