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  2. Urinary catheterization - Wikipedia

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    These can be non-coated or coated (e.g., hydrophilic coated and ready to use). A coudé catheter, including Tiemann's catheter, is designed with a curved tip that makes it easier to pass through the curvature of the prostatic urethra. [2] A hematuria catheter is a type of Foley catheter used for Post-TURP hemostasis. This is useful following ...

  3. Catheter - Wikipedia

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    In-line suction catheter used in ventilator circuit for delivering air into lungs Single-use urinary catheter, 40 cm. Placement of a catheter into a particular part of the body may allow: Draining urine from the urinary bladder as in urinary catheterization, using intermittent catheters or Foley catheter inserted through urethra.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Peripheral venous catheter - Wikipedia

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    The catheter is then fixed by taping it to the patient's skin or using an adhesive dressing. A peripheral venous catheter is the most commonly used vascular access in medicine. It is given to most emergency department and surgical patients, and before some radiological imaging techniques using radiocontrast, for example. In the United States ...

  7. Pulmonary artery catheter - Wikipedia

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    The passage of the catheter may be monitored by dynamic pressure readings from the catheter tip or with the aid of fluoroscopy. The standard pulmonary artery catheter has two lumens (Swan-Ganz) and is equipped with an inflatable balloon at the tip, which facilitates its placement into the pulmonary artery through the flow of blood. The balloon ...