What is a Malenkot?!

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Anyone know what a Malenkot is?...I'm doing a research paper on what it is and what it's used for..but have NO idea! I've been searching all over the internet and have gotten no findings. I've heard from other nurses that it's a brand of medical supply all the way to it being a certain type of catheter...HELP PLEASE!!

Confused nursing student,

Toerau

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A Malencot is a type of catheter.

Journal of Pelvic Medicine & Surgery - Fulltext: Volume 8(6 ...

Passive drains include the Penrose drain, Foley catheter, Word catheter, and

Malencot catheter. Active drains may be open, such as the Salem sump, ...

http://www.jpelvicsurgery.com/pt/re/ spv/fulltext.00132581-200211000-00004.htm

Hope that this helps.

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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.

Do you have ANY info on what it might be? I have never heard of it.

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google turns up nothing...... in english anyway. Do you have the spelling correct. I would like to help, even would translate, but cannot figure out what language the few hits I got are written in.

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google turns up nothing...... in english anyway. Do you have the spelling correct. I would like to help, even would translate, but cannot figure out what language the few hits I got are written in.

It is a catheter, its spelled Malecot and a google search yields about 17,000 hits for that word.

Mike

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Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

MALECOT CATHETER mc.gif CAT.NO.SIZELENGTHDESCRIPTIONM18301830MALECOT CATHETERM16301630MALECOT CATHETERM14301430MALECOT CATHETERM12301230MALECOT CATHETER

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You can find it spelled either Malecot or Malencot.

The link above was with Malencot and it was from the Google Search.

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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.
MALECOT CATHETER mc.gif CAT.NO.SIZELENGTHDESCRIPTIONM18301830MALECOT CATHETERM16301630MALECOT CATHETERM14301430MALECOT CATHETERM12301230MALECOT CATHETER

OMG!!! I cannot believe I could not think of that!!! Thank you!!

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Thank you all for all your help..it's great to have so much support!!

~Toerau

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Specializes in CCRN, CNRN, Flight Nurse.

We use it as a rectal tube.

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Specializes in ICU, CM, Geriatrics, Management.

Naw... "Malenkot" is John Cougar's second last name.

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Specializes in Inpatient Acute Rehab.
Naw... "Malenkot" is John Cougar's second last name.

:chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

That's Mellencamp.....

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