For more than 3500 years, urinary catheters have been used to drain the bladder when it
fails to empty. For people with impaired bladder function and for whom the method is …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The suprapubic catheter (SPC)
is a useful and widely used tool in urological practice. However, complications can arise …

Indwelling urinary catheters are used in the care of more than five million patients per year.
Prevalence rates range from 4% in home care to 25% in acute care. Catheter-associated …

Each year, millions of Americans diagnosed with bladder dysfunction, primarily older adults
in acute-care hospitals, long-term care settings, or their homes, use a urinary drainage …

Routine placement of transurethral catheters can be challenging in some situations, such as
urethral strictures, severe phimosis and false passages. Intravaginal retraction of the urethral …

Device for in-vitro measurement of static and kinetic friction coefficient of catheter surface
was developed. Tribometer was designed and constructed to work with exchangeable …

The European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) was created in April 2000 to represent
European urological nurses. The EAUN's underlying goal is to foster the highest standards …

This article reviews evidence-based practice guidelines for the care of indwelling urinary
catheters in acute, long-term, and home care settings. Upon completion of this reading, the …

On occasion, difficulty will be encountered removing an indwelling urethral catheter. This
may be as a consequence of failure of the catheter balloon to deflate. This article reviews the …

Background and objective Bacteriuria is anticipated in long-term indwelling catheter (IDC)
use, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) and related issues are common. Defence …