DOES THE VALVE REGULATED RELEASE OF URINE FROM THE BLADDER DECREASE ENCRUSTATION AND BLOCKAGE OF INDWELLING CATHETERS BY CRYSTALLINE PROTEUS MIRABILIS BIOFILMS?

Valve regulated, intermittent flow of urine through catheters increases the time that catheters require to become blocked with crystalline biofilm. The most beneficial effect was recorded when urine was released from the bladder at 4-hour intervals throughout the day and night by an automatic valve.