A catheter is a thin tube that is inserted into your body either through your abdomen or into the tube through which your urine passes through your body. The tube where urine passes through the body is called the urethra. Although most people urinate on their own, there are some people who need help emptying their bladder for several reasons.…
Category: Intermittent catheter
Having Bladder Problems? Consider Intermittent Catheters
Having Bladder Problems? Consider Intermittent Catheters Up to 25% of hospitalizations will require the placement of a Foley catheter which is an indwelling catheter that helps pass urine through the bladder during a hospital stay or surgery. For more than 3500 years, urinary catheters have been used to drain the bladder when it fails to empty. Catheter-Associated urinary tract infections…
