An indwelling urinary catheter helps drain urine from your body when you can’t do it on your own. You may need one for any number of reasons: After surgery, with some cancer treatments, or if you have ...

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 ...

NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the S‑Cath System for suprapubic catheterisations. The S‑Cath System is intended for use in people for whom a suprapubic catheter is indicated ...

Suprapubic catheterisation can improve some patients’ quality of life but the insertion procedure, as well as changing and managing the catheter, carry risks of infection and other negative patient ...