Safer urethral catheters: how study of catheter balloon pressure and force can guide design.

Abstract

Iatrogenic complications from improper urethral catheter use is common.

Catheter balloon pressures and manual extraction forces associated with urethral injury are significantly greater than those found with normal use.

The differences in pressure and force may be incorporated into a safer urethral catheter design, which may significantly reduce iatrogenic urethral injury associated with catheterization.

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Subjects

• Balloon Dilation
• Equipment Design
• Humans
• Male
• Pressure
• Urethra
• Urinary Catheterization

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Authors

• Alex K Wu
• Sarah D Blaschko
• Maurice Garcia
• Jack W McAninch
• David S Aaronson

Publication date

2012-03-14

Journal

Journal topics

• Urologic Diseases

Language

Eng.

Copyright

BJU international

Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0320, USA. wuak [at] urology.ucsf.edu

Release reference

BJU Int. 2012 Apr;109(7):1110-4

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