March 23, 2009 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Interns just starting their yearly rotation get little if any training on how to insert urethral catheters and, as a result, can cause unnecessary damage to the ...

Intermittent catheterization is a medical technique used to help empty the bladder. A catheter can be passed through the urethra or through a surgical channel in the skin to the bladder, after which ...

A urinary catheter is a medical device used to empty the bladder when a patient is unable to do so naturally. Catheters usually have a drainage bag to capture the urine. For bedridden patients, the ...

A urinary catheter is a hollow, partially flexible tube that collects urine from the bladder and leads to a drainage bag. They come in many sizes and types. Catheters may be necessary in cases when ...

March 24, 2009 (San Diego, California) — Inappropriate urinary catheterization in hospitalized patients is common but should not be used as a remedy for incontinence because it is significantly ...

Documentation of any spinal cord injury diagnosis is sufficient to establish Medicare coverage for sterile catheter kits (A4297 and A4353) starting Jan. 1, according to a new local coverage determinat ...