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Urinary Catheterization Technique
Health Encyclopedia: Urinary Catheterization
Catheters and Collection Devices
A catheter is a slim flexible tube inserted into the urethra. They are mainly used for cases of severe urge incontinence.
A catheter (a hollow tube) may be inserted into the urinary bladder when there is a urinary obstruction, following surgical procedures to the urethra, in unconscious patients (due to surgical anesthesia, coma, etc.), or for any other problem in which the bladder needs to be kept empty (decompressed) and urinary flow assured.
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