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Drainage Catheters

Date: Aug 6, 2014

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Our doctors were delighted to clear up the catheter drainage issue based on your respected publication regarding leave in or take out after drainage. The AMA/CPC and research I have done all agree with your original definition. The doctors said the extra work of catheter for drainage is the same whether it is left in or removed. And with the only publication I found that stated the catheter had to be left in when researched, upon further communication, the author stated it was her interpretation since 2005 that it should be left in and that it was not a direct quote from the AMA/CPC. So my question is, I am curious why the errata regarding catheter must stay in after procedure?

Question ID : 5898
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