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Urinary catheter insertion

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Miss Katherine Warren MBBCh MRCS, Mr Nimish C Shah BSc MS FRCS (Urol)
Foundation Years Journal, volume 1, issue 4, p.170 (123Doc Education, London, July 2007)

Abstract

You are on call as the night junior doctor and you are asked to catheterise a patient on one of the surgical wards. The patient is a 67-year-old gentleman who is day 1 post op having had an inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthetic. He has been unable to pass urine for 8 hours and is in severe distress. On examination he has a palpable mass in his abdomen arising from the pelvis which is smooth, uncomfortable to palpate and has a dull percussion note.

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Authors

Miss Katherine Warren MBBCh MRCS

Specialist Registrar in Urology
Addenbrooke’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Mr Nimish C Shah BSc MS FRCS (Urol)

Consultant Urologist
Addenbrooke’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

References

1.  Drinka PJ. Complications of chronic indwelling urinary catheters. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 Jul; 7(6): 388-92.

2.  Kohler-Ockmore J, Feneley RC. Long-term catheterization of the bladder: prevalence and morbidity. Br J Urol. 1996 Mar; 77(3): 347-51.

3.  Locke JR, Hill DE, Walzer Y. Incidence of squamous cell carcinoma in patients with long-term catheter drainage. J Urol. 1985 Jun; 133(6): 1034-5.

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