TY  - SER
TI  - La incontinencia urinaria y su tratamiento
SN  - 0210-5020
N1  - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 19
N2  - The study on urinary incontinence carried out at the <<San Camilo>> Assisted Residence shows us how a high rate of elderly people and people with chronic diseases suffer from urinary incontinence.
Senile dementia, A.C.V.A. and Parkinson's clearly affect the suffering of such ailment. In the same way, as the degree of physical and mental disability rises, the number of incontinent patients also increases.
The usual treatment of incontinence consists, during the day, of the incontinence cart for patients with limited mobility and absorbent systems for people who can move; During the night, treatment is performed with absorbent systems, except in cases of urinary incontinence due to urinary tract obstruction in men, who require a bladder catheter.
It is suggested a greater absorption capacity in the absorbent pads and a <<septum>> that prevents, in people with fecal incontinence, the passage of feces into the urinary tract to avoid repeated urinary tract infections
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