External Condom Catheters For Men Reviewed: Girth and Length Analysis!

Placement of a urinary bladder catheter comes with the territory for many hospitalized patients.  Indwelling Foley catheters are often inserted through the urethra and into the bladder of men and women.   An internal ballon is then expanded to prevent the catheter from falling out.  These catheters have an appropriate role in the management of some hospitalized patients.  Bladder outlet obstruction and urinary retention require internal bladder catheters to manage the problem.   Sometimes the catheter is the cause of the problem.   Here is an example of bilateral hydronephrosis from a Foley catheter. Too often, hospitalized patients get indwelling urinary catheters ordered out of convenience, ignorance or because that's the way the doctor has always practiced.  Patients or nurses may request them and doctors may order them for any number of reasons, some appropriate, some not.  Far too often, these catheters get placed and forgotten.  Many hospitals have implemented policies and procedures to reduce the incidence of prolonged catheter placement and the complications that are sure to follow.  The best way to prevent a complication of an indwelling catheter is not to place one.  Catheter related infections and hematuria due to catheter trauma are just two of the many bad outcomes. What can hospitals do to limit complications from internal bladder catheters?  Some hospitals think  outside the box and...
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