CYTO-TOXICITY OF LATEX URINARY CATHETERS
CYTO-TOXICITY OF LATEX URINARY CATHETERS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1464-410x.1985.tb08992.x
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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ANDERSSON, LC
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RUUTU, M;ALFTHAN, O;ANDERSSON, LC
After an epidemic of severe urethral strictures in cardiac surgery patients, all brands of latex catheters marketed in Finland were investigated for cellular toxicity with eluates made from the catheters. Four of the 7 brands, including the 1 involved in the stricture cases, showed marked cytotoxicity and inhibited almost all cell growth in various human cell cultures when a 30% catheter eluate was used. DNA histograms of cells cultured with toxic catheter eluate showed inhibition of DNA synthesis. Silicone catheters did not influence cell growth, which correlated with the finding that no new stricture cases were seen after the latex catheters were replaced with silicone ones. International standards regarding urethral catheter toxicity are lacking and that catheter quality control is insufficient.