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Urinary Catheters


•	Definition
•	Description
•	Urinary catheters
•	Long term (indwelling) urethral catheters
•	How to care for your catheter
•	How to clean your drainage bag
•	What to do for a leaking catheter
•	Potential complications
•	Suprapubic catheters
•	How to insert a catheter (men)
•	How to insert a catheter (women)
•	How to remove a catheter
•	Short term (intermittent) catheters
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Alternate Names : Foley Catheter, How to Insert a Catheter, How to Remove a Catheter, Suprapubic Catheters

Potential complications

Notify your health care provider if you develop any of the following:

the urine has a strong smell or becomes thick and/or cloudy.
fever, chills
urethral swelling around the catheter
bleeding into or around the catheter
catheter draining little or no urine despite adequate fluid intake
leakage of large amounts of urine around the catheter.

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• Definition
• Description
• Urinary catheters
• Long term (indwelling) urethral catheters
• How to care for your catheter
• How to clean your drainage bag
• What to do for a leaking catheter
• Potential complications
• Suprapubic catheters
• How to insert a catheter (men)
• How to insert a catheter (women)
• How to remove a catheter
• Short term (intermittent) catheters

Review Date : 11/3/2003
Reviewed By : Scott M. Gilbert, M.D., Department of Urology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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