Author/Editor		Nielsen, Karsten; Biering-Sorensen, Fin; Hansen, Hanne V
Title		Estimation of total number of epithelial cells on the surface of hydrophilic catheters used for intermittent urinary bladder catheterization by use of fractionator method
Type		članek
Source		Acta Stereol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 17, št. 1
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 83-5
Language		eng
Abstract		The total number of cells on catheters used for intermittent urinary bladder catheterization is an indicator of the mucosal lesion made by the catheters. Therefore we designed a method for unbiased estimation of the total cell number on catheters based on the stereological fractionator principle and systematic sampling. The method was used on two different types of hydrophilic catheters, on which the same number of cells was found.
Descriptors		BLADDER URINARY CATHETERIZATION CELL COUNT EPITHELIOID CELLS SPINAL CORD INJURIES EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION