It consists of a soft plastic or rubber sheath, tubing and a collection bag for
the urine
The sheath is placed over the penis and the collection bag is attached to the
leg.
It collects urine when there is no need for catheterization.
Condom Catheter
It is used when the catheter is to be inserted and removed immediately.
Straight Catheter
It is also known as Foley Catheter, is left inside the bladder for continues
urine drainage.
Indwelling Catheter
It is inserted into the bladder through a surgical
incision in the abdominal wall, right above the pubic bone. It is used for
continues drainage.
Suprapubic Catheter
It is a type of indwelling catheter for continues bladder irrigation (CBI). It
is inserted to irrigate the bladder to prevent obstruction (ie: bleeding).
3-way Catheter
used for children.
Number 8 Fr. and 10 Fr.
are used for female adults
Number 14 Fr. and 16 Fr
are usually used for male adults.
Number 20 Fr. and 22 Fr
CONTRAINDICATIONS of catherter
Traumatic urethral injury
History of urethral stricture
Resistance to passage
High riding prostate
Blood at meatus.
ability to produce disease
Virulence
when a culture of the person’s blood reveals microorganisms.
when bacteremia results in systemic infection.
are classified as infections that originate in the hospital
– from the hospital environment
hospital personnel
– limited to the specific part of the body where the microorganisms remain.
microorganisms spread and damage the different parts of the body.
practices that keep an area or objects free of all microorganisms which include practices that destroy all microorganisms and spores.
Clean
denotes the presence of disease-producing microorganisms
Dirty or contaminated
Begins when the decision to proceed with surgical intervention is made and ends with the transfer of the patient onto the operating room table.
Begins when the patient is transferred onto the operating room table and ends when he or she is admitted to the POSTANESTHESIA CARE UNIT