Types of urinary catheters | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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There are several different types of urinary catheter, which are inserted and used in different ways.

In most cases, intermittent urinary catheters are recommended. These catheters are inserted several times a day, for just long enough to drain your bladder, and then removed.

You should be taught how to insert the catheter yourself. Its usually inserted into your bladder through the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of your body).

The sterile catheter is usually pre-lubricated, to reduce the risk of any discomfort when you insert it.

One end of the catheter is either left open-ended, to allow drainage into a toilet, or attached to a bag to collect t...