Urethral catheterization is a common procedure among pediatric patients. Intravesical knotting of a polyethylene feeding tube used as a urethral catheter is rare. This report described such a complication in an infant who had urethral catheterization with 5 Fr feeding tube. Removal of the catheter necessitated cystotomy. This complication is preventable if the feeding tube is inserted only as s...

A 40-y-o female was scheduled for modified radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenotomy for malignant ovarian tumor. Her past history revealed frequent episodes of reddish discoloration of her urine after physical strain. Her blood and urine samples were submitted for chemical analysis of metabolites of hemoglobin and porphyrin on suspicion of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). Since these e...

A urinary catheter is an indispensable tool use in patient’s care. The study is a descriptive study aimed at examining the relationship of factors such as sex, age, volume of urine inside drainage bag, and catheter related factors with the development of urinary tract infection and also to determine the organism responsible for urinary tract infection among catheterized patients. 57 patients we...

A 67-year-old woman presented to the emergency department in congestive heart failure. She also had a history of transverse myelitis, which had caused her to be bedbound with an indwelling urinary catheter. During the physical examination, the urine in her Foley tubing and bag were noted to be bright purple. When asked, she replied that the urine had turned purple several weeks earlier. She den...

OBJECTIVES To study the incidence, risk factors, clinical outcomes and antibiotic costs of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in patients with indwelling urinary catheter for one week and longer MATERIAL AND METHOD Patients in neurology and neurosurgery wards in a teaching hospital were studied. Patients with UTI before catheterization and in whom the catheter was removed be...

BACKGROUND The optimal timing of catheter removal following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) has not yet been determined. This prospective study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of catheter removal on postoperative day (POD) 2 versus POD 4 after LRP and its impact on urinary continence outcomes. METHODS One hundred and thirteen patients underwent LRP and were prospectiv...

a large size, and had existed for 3 or 4 years. The patient was subject to chronic bronchitis and emphysema; was in a very reduced state of health ; could hardly lie on his back ; passed most of his time in a sitting posture, and was in great misery from pain and constant dribbling of urine. Four days after admission, under chloroform, No. 12 silver catheter was passed; the urine was drawn off,...

\'ght pointed slipper caused him to feel faint for two hours. A large amount of blood escaped at the urinary meatus at the time of the injury. The symptoms on admission were :? Tenderness and swelling in the perineum and retention of urine. The Assistant Surgeon on duty failed to pass any kind of catheter, and at 3-30 p.m. the bladder was aspirated supra-pubically and 23 oz. of bloody urine was...

to ensure that the sample of urine is obtained free from any accidental contamination. This may be attempted in one of three ways ; namely, by supra-pubic puncture and aspiration ; by sterilising the meatus urinarius, directing the patient to pass a small quantity of urine, and then receiving the residue in a sterile bottle; or, after first cleansing the meatus, by drawing off the water by mean...