Q: At our facility, we change Foley catheters once a month, with the change date written on the treatment record. Regulations lead me to believe they should not be changed routinely. Is that correct?

Proper care for a continent ileostomy (CI) prevents complications such as infection and helps people maintain comfort before and after the procedure. Caring for a CI involves regular drainage, ...

A suprapubic catheter is a type of urinary catheter. It empties the bladder through an incision in the belly instead of a tube in the urethra. A catheter usually includes a flexible tube that drains ...

I heard about a catheter used rectally to administer medication. What can you tell me about this? I think you are referring to the Macy Catheter. It is a catheter that is inserted rectally to ...

In new survey, 68% of clinicians reported frequent incidents of catheter dislodgement. Dislodgement of venous access devices such as catheters is widespread and underreported, a survey of 1,500 ...

Many aspects of CVC-related complications are similar for children and adults. The main differences are often related to age and body size but may also result from immature immunity in young children.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The average health care cost per patient in the indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) group was $40,179 vs. $46,640 ...

Akira Kuriyama, Tadaaki Takada, Hiromasa Irie, Masaaki Sakuraya, Kohta Katayama, Daisuke Kawakami, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Karen E. Fowler, Yasuharu Tokuda, Sanjay Saint ...