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  2. Foley catheter - Wikipedia

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    Coudé (French for elbowed) catheters have a 45° bend at the tip that facilitates easier passage through an enlarged prostate. Councill tip catheters [5] have a small hole at the tip so they can be passed over a wire. Three-way, or triple lumen catheters have a third channel used to infuse sterile normal saline for irrigation.

  3. Urinary catheterization - Wikipedia

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    Common indications for urinary catheterization include acute or chronic urinary retention (which can damage the kidneys) from conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, orthopedic procedures that may limit a patient's movement, the need for accurate monitoring of input and output (such as in an ICU), urinary incontinence that may compromise the ability to heal wounds, and the effects of ...

  4. Urine collection device - Wikipedia

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    Male external catheters are designed to be worn 24/7 and changed daily – and can be used by men with both light and severe incontinence. Male external catheters come in several sizes and lengths to accommodate anatomical variation. It is very important that the male external catheter/urisheath fits well – both the diameter and the length.

  5. Catheter - Wikipedia

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    Guiding catheters (catheters that guides angioplasty balloons and stents) is made up of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) innermost layer which is lubricious, followed by stainless steel braid wire outer layer which helps to provide support for the catheter and prevent kinking while travelling through blood vessels, and Nylon elastomer outermost ...

  6. Suprapubic cystostomy - Wikipedia

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    A suprapubic cystostomy or suprapubic catheter (SPC) [1] (also known as a vesicostomy or epicystostomy) is a surgically created connection between the urinary bladder and the skin used to drain urine from the bladder in individuals with obstruction of normal urinary flow.

  7. Nephrostomy - Wikipedia

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    Various types of catheters such as pigtail catheter [7] or Malecot catheter (a catheter that has a special mechanism for preventing blockage in case of thick pus in pyonephrosis and not easily dislodged when compared to pigtail catheter) can be used. [6] The catheter is inserted through the guidewire and is secured in place by suturing it to ...

  8. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection - Wikipedia

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    Although catheter use should be minimized in all patients, particularly those at higher risk of CAUTI and mortality (e.g. the elderly or those with impaired immunity), [2] a meta analysis suggests there is insufficient evidence to determine the value of different policies for replacing long term urinary catheters on patient outcomes. [3]

  9. Artificial urinary sphincter - Wikipedia

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    Artificial urinary sphincters (left to right: AMS 800 and ZSI 375) Frederic Foley was the first to describe an externally worn artificial urinary sphincter to treat urinary incontinence, published in 1947. [5]

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