Emergency management of the nondeflating foley catheter balloon

Emergency management of the nondeflating foley catheter balloon

Inability to remove a self-retaining (Foley) catheter may result from failed attempts to deflate its balloon. In this article, the authors review the causes of inability to deflate Foley catheters as well as the various techniques for their removal.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of emergency medicine 1991-05, Vol.9 (3), p.260-263
Hauptverfasser: Khan, S.Ali, Landes, Fred, Paola, Angelo S., Ferrarotto, Louise
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Catheters, Indwelling
Emergencies
Emergency management
Endoscopy
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Male
nondeflating Foley catheter
Urinary Catheterization - instrumentation
Urinary Catheterization - methods
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Zusammenfassung:Inability to remove a self-retaining (Foley) catheter may result from failed attempts to deflate its balloon. In this article, the authors review the causes of inability to deflate Foley catheters as well as the various techniques for their removal.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/0735-6757(91)90091-W