Accidental placement of Foley catheter in ureter is a rare phenomenon. It is more common in females with neurogenic bladder who have hypocontractile bladder or there can be iatrogenic placement during ...

As with many other interventional therapies, gender bias is present and females are referred for catheter ablation less frequently than their male counterparts. Women referred for catheter ...

Given her presentation, she was resuscitated according to protocol, which included the insertion of a Foley catheter by the ED staff ... had been carried out in almost half of reported cases in ...

Upon completion of this session, licensed staff who insert or assist in the insertion of urinary ... An image depicts the male and female lower urinary tract system, and the difference in placement of ...

[14,15] Women are more prone to develop QT prolongation and, therefore, ventricular arrhythmias when using antiarrhythmic drugs such as sotalol. Considering all these factors, catheter ablation ...

Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female ...

Guidelines for preventing CAUTI have always recommended aseptic insertion techniques. Healthcare providers who insert catheters say they use aseptic technique. In multiple observation studies, at ...

Such a technique has been described before for the cannulation of the umbilical arteries,1 but to our knowledge has not been described for umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion. One of the major ...

to measure the use of documentation for catheter insertion and care (as per Trust policy); and to measure the prevalence of continence screening on admission (as per Department of Health guidelines).

Jonathan Zimmern recovered compensation for the family of a man who suffered damage to his urethra and psychiatric injury following multiple failed insertions of a catheter. Jonathan negotiated a ...