Urinary catheters | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Aurinarycatheterisaflexibletubeusedtoemptythebladderandcollecturineinadrainagebag.Urinarycathetersareusuallyinsertedbyadoctorornurse.

A urinary catheter is a flexible tube used to empty the bladder and collect urine in a drainage bag.

Urinary catheters are usually inserted by a doctor or nurse.

They can either be inserted through the tube that carries urine out of the bladder (urethral catheter) or through a small opening made in your lower tummy (suprapubic catheter).

The catheter usually remains in the bladder, allowing urine to flow through it and into a drainage bag.

A urinary catheter is usually used when people have difficulty peeing (urinating) naturally. It can also be used to empty the bladder before or after surgery and to help perform certain tests.