This article is the second in a six-part series on urinary catheters. It gives a step-by-step guide to the procedure for inserting an indwelling urinary catheter into a female patient. Citation: Yates ...

Hospital-wide introduction of new female external catheter technology halved the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) according to new research presented last week in ...

Evidence-based recommendations on insertion of a double balloon catheter for induction of labour in pregnant women without previous caesarean section. The catheter aims to help induction by causing ...

Hospital-wide introduction of new female external catheter technology halved the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) according to new research presented last week in ...

Trusts should review the supply and access to female-length urinary catheters, following the National PatientSafety Agency’s (2009) rapid response report. This identified incidents where male patients ...

A 30-year-old African woman was admitted in labour at 37 weeks’ gestation of her fifth pregnancy for emergency cesarean delivery. This was her first assessment for the current pregnancy at this ...

Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) reduction is a top priority for the overall reduction of healthcare-associated infections. Newly developed Female External Catheter Technology ...

When NICE looked at the evidence, it decided that inserting a double balloon catheter to induce labour in pregnant women who have not had a previous caesarean section is safe enough and works well ...