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==Indications/Contraindications== | ==Indications/Contraindications== | ||
#Same as for Foley catheter placement (but typically used after failure of Foley placement) in a man with an enlarged prostate. | |||
#Almost never used in pediatric patients | |||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
#insert with curved tip pointing up (cephalad) | |||
#gentle but continuous pressure past the resistance point | |||
#advanced until the hub is at the glans (with urine return through catheter) | |||
#inflate balloon (10 mL of saline) | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
creation or extension of false tracts | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
Evaluation and treatment of acute urinary retention. J Emerg Med. 2008: 35:193-198 | Evaluation and treatment of acute urinary retention. J Emerg Med. 2008: 35:193-198 | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | [[Category:Procedures]] | ||
[[Category:Urology]] | |||
Revision as of 16:26, 9 June 2011
Indications/Contraindications
- Same as for Foley catheter placement (but typically used after failure of Foley placement) in a man with an enlarged prostate.
- Almost never used in pediatric patients
Procedure
- insert with curved tip pointing up (cephalad)
- gentle but continuous pressure past the resistance point
- advanced until the hub is at the glans (with urine return through catheter)
- inflate balloon (10 mL of saline)
Complications
creation or extension of false tracts
Source
Evaluation and treatment of acute urinary retention. J Emerg Med. 2008: 35:193-198