Parental home removal of urethral catheters after urological surgery —a prospective benchmarking study

Many urological operations require placement of a urethral Foley catheter. The catheter often needs to remain in situ for a period of time after discharge; and patients subsequently require either a further hospital admission or community nurse review for catheter removal. Parents can easily remove the catheter at home by cutting the balloon port. This disrupts the valve and hence deflates the retaining balloon, thereby facilitating spontaneous passage of the catheter. The authors introduced this practice to their institution.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research