Urinary Catheters.pptx

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1. Urinary Catheters Dr zulu g Moderator: dr miti

2. Definition Is a hollow flexible tube used for draining urine from the bladder Sized using the the French scale 1Fr is 0.33mm

3. Types Nonself -retaining catheter Self-retaining catheter

4. Types of catheterization Indwelling catheterization - Balloon tip; F oley’s catheter - Flower tip; M alecot’s catheter,De-Pezzers - strapping catheter externally; Gi bbon’s catheter Intermittent catheterization - Nelaton’s catheter

5. Indications of catheterization Therapeutic - Urine retention - Urine Incontinence Diagnostic - Bladder rupture - Renal failure Pre-operative and post-op - For monitoring urine out

6. Unconsciousness Monitoring purposes

7. C omplications Early - Traumatic injury to urthra - Bleeding Late - Infections - Urethral strictures - Incontinence - Paraphimosis - Blockage

8. References Sriram Bhat M (2019) SRB’s Manual of Surgery,6 th edition,New Delhi.