Why would you use a Foley Catheter? Types and uses?
A tiny, sterile tube called a Foley balloon catheter is used to drain urine from the bladder. It is also known as an indwelling catheter since it can be retained in the bladder for an extended amount of time. A balloon at the end, which is filled with sterile water to keep the catheter from being pulled out of the bladder, holds it in place. Through the catheter tubes, the urine drains into a bag that is eventually emptied. Catheterization is the process of inserting a catheter. A sterile urinary catheter that remains in place for a long time is called a Foley catheter. A balloon at the catheter's tip can be inflated inside the bladder to hold the Foley in place. The bladder then releases urine through the catheter and into a collection bag. Another name for it is an indwelling catheter. When a patient is too ill, under aesthetic, or unable to urinate on their own due to a medical condition, this type of catheter is used. When is a Foley catheter used? Where it is difficult for a person to urinate naturally, a Foley catheter is typically employed. It can aid with several tests and to empty the bladder prior to or following surgery. The following conditions call for the use of Foley catheters: - To enable patients who cannot urinate because of bladder weakness or nerve injury. -To allow a patient's urine to drain if the tube that removes urine from their bladder is blocked (urethra). For instance, because of prostatic hypertrophy or scarring. - If a patient is receiving an epidural anaesthesia during labour, the bladder will be drained. - To drain a patient's bladder prior to, during, or following a surgical procedure. -To administer medication directly into the bladder, as is done during bladder cancer chemotherapy. - As a last-resort treatment for urinary incontinence after all other options have failed. How is a Foley catheter placed?