Cumple 80 años y tiene múltiples complicaciones | 07 ABR 14
¿Es hora de abandonar la sonda Foley?
Un dispositivo médico omnipresente que produce infecciones, lesiones y grave compromiso del estado clínico en los pacientes que lo usan por períodos prolongados.
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