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  2. 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 ...

  3. Intravesical drug delivery - Wikipedia

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    Intravesical drug delivery through a urinary catheter. Intravesical drug delivery is the delivery of medications directly into the bladder by urinary catheter.This method of drug delivery is used to directly target diseases of the bladder such as interstitial cystitis and bladder cancer, but currently faces obstacles such as low drug retention time due to washing out with urine and issues with ...

  4. Port (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Blood is aspirated from the catheter to confirm the position. Then, the free-end of the port catheter is inserted through the peel-off sheath. After the tip of the port catheter is confirmed at the aortocaval junction, the peel-off sheath is taken-off by peeling away with two hands. While peeling off, the port catheter should remain in-situ.

  5. Intermittent catheterisation - Wikipedia

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    Intermittent catheters come in a variety of designs and differ depending on the user's genitals, with a catheter for a penis being longer and a catheter for a vulva being shorter. The catheter is inserted into the urethra by the patient or a carer and can either be directed down a toilet or, if measurement of volume is required, into a ...

  6. 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.

  7. Urinary retention - Wikipedia

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    Self catheterization requires doing the procedure periodically during the day, the frequency depending on fluid intake and bladder capacity. If fluid intake/outflow is around 1.5 litres per day, this would typically be performed roughly three times per day, i.e. roughly every six to eight hours during the day, more frequently when fluid intake ...

  8. What are libido gummies — and can they really help women ...

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    And some “may have merit,” Dr. Elizabeth Swenson, an ob-gyn at online health care provider Wisp, tells Yahoo Life, “since natural ingredients like L-arginine have been associated with ...

  9. Foley catheter - Wikipedia

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    Indwelling catheters/IDCs should be used only when indicated, as use increases the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) and other adverse effects. [1] While female sex is generally recognised as a risk factor for UTIs, the differences in biological sex are reduced while carrying catheters. [2]