Percutaneous gastrostomy is well established root for long term feeding of patients who cannot be fed orally. The risks of percutanous gastrostomy insertion are low. Tube related complications often resolved by placing a Foley catheter or other balloon gastrostomy tube as a temporary solution. Gastrostomy tube related gastric, duodenal and billiary obstruction were reported. Gastrostomy tube re...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of combination intravaginal misoprostol and intracervical Foley catheter for prelabor cervical ripening. STUDY DESIGN A prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted. Women who were undergoing labor induction, with a singleton gestation >or=28 weeks and an unfavorable cervix (Bishop score <or=6), were assigned to one o...

The prolonged use of indwelling urinary catheters can lead to many complications, the most prevalent being urinary tract infections. These hospital-acquired infections can increase hospital costs, length of stay, and mortality rates. Evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of urinary tract infections are compared and discussed. Minimizing indwelling urinary catheter use is well-recognized ...

INTRODUCTION Spinal cord injury patients are at risk for developing unusual complications such as autonomic dysreflexia while changing suprapubic cystostomy. We report a male patient with spina bifida in whom the Foley catheter was placed in the urethra during change of suprapubic cystostomy with serious consequences. CASE PRESENTATION A male patient, born in 1972 with spina bifida and parapl...

Background. CAUTIs are one of the most common hospital acquired infections. Basic and specific practices to prevent CAUTIs have been applied in different institutions but reducing rates of CAUTIs and Foley catheter days remains challenging. Methods. Implementation of specific practices to reduce CAUTIs including Nurse Driven Foley Catheter removal protocol, monthly Infection control team unit r...

One of the most commonly performed invasive procedures in hospitalized patients is urethral catheterization with a Foley catheter [1]. It has been estimated that 10–15 % of hospitalized patients will undergo Foley catheter drainage at some time during their admission [2]. Foley catheters are used routinely for both shortand long-term drainage of the urinary bladder and have been associated with...

The efficacy and safety of 3 methods used in legal termination of pregnancy in the second and early third trimester was assessed in 258 women in Jordan randomly assigned to receive Foley catheter (with and without traction) or prostaglandin E2 vaginal tablets. The failure rate of termination and the total insertion-to-termination time was higher with Foley catheter without traction (16.5%, 16.5...

Introduction Undeflatable Foley catheter balloons adapted for use as nasal packing in epistaxis represent a possible complication. Case Reports We report on three cases in which Foley catheter balloons adapted for use as posterior nasal packing in epistaxis failed to deflate. In one patient, deflation was achieved by simply using the fingertips to massage the segment of the catheter collapsed b...