urine specimen collection

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Procedure

clean catch midstream, for some purposes 1st morning
infants: rubbing gauze soaked in cold saline in a circular motion on the infant's suprapubic area for up to 5 minutes^[1]
catherization if patient not able to urinate

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kaufman J et al Faster clean catch urine collection (Quick-Wee method) from infants: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2017;357:j1341 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28389435 Free full text <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1341
Kilonback A Obtaining a clean catch urine sample from a baby. BMJ 2017;357:j1684 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28389500 <Internet> http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1684