Urinary Catheter Management | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由DDCravens著作·2000·被引用145次—7,31However,obstructedcathetersmustberemoved.LEAKAGE.Bladderspasmsarenotuncommoninpatientswithlong-termcatheterization.

For centuries, the urethral catheter system consisted of a tube inserted through the urethra into the bladder and drained into an open container. The closed catheter system today.1

Urinary catheterization can cause many health problems. Alternatives to catheterization should be used whenever possible. Studies have shown that universal bacteriuria occurs within four days when open catheters are used versus approximately 30 days with closed systems.1 Complications of long-term catheterization include chronic renal inflammation, chronic pyelonephritis, nephrolithiasis, cystolithiasis, symptomatic urinary tract infection with pyelonephritis, bacteremia, sepsis and death.1–4

Accepted indications for urinary catheterization are listed in Table 1[1].4–7 An initial episode of acute u...