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 ...

Standard male catheter length is 16” (~40-45cm ... But all have a rounded tip allowing for smoother passage during insertion. There are catheters available to patients performing ISC that have an ...

A 4–year-old male ... 7 Insertion of appropriate length of the guide wire inside the bladder. The use of stiffer guide wires instead of flexible guide wires to reduce kinking, bending and buckling of ...

The suprapubic catheter (SPC) is a useful and widely used tool in urological practice. However, complications can arise from its insertion or ongoing care. We add to the literature a case of an ...

These 2 Figures show an SPC inserted in a female and a male. Like an indwelling urethral catheter (IUC), the catheter is there to drain the bladder and is secured in the bladder by a balloon inflated ...

A male infant was delivered by caesarian section which was complicated by a hypoglycaemic fit. Resuscitation included the attempted insertion of an umbilical venous catheter. The line was ...