Who is a candidate for a suprapubic catheter?
Suprapubic Catheter Candidates: The inability to urinate on your own. Incontinence. A prolapsed uterus or another organ. Bladder cancer.
When do you use a suprapubic catheter?
A suprapubic catheter is used when the urethra is damaged or blocked, or when someone is unable to use an intermittent catheter. The catheter may be secured to the side of your body and attached to a collection bag strapped to your leg.
What are the reasons for catheterization?
Specific reasons a urinary catheter may be used include:
- to allow urine to drain if you have an obstruction in the tube that carries urine out of your bladder (urethra).
- to allow you to urinate if you have bladder weakness or nerve damage that affects your ability to pee.
What is a suprapubic catheter and what types of situations may warrant placement?
Suprapubic catheters are sometimes used for the following reasons: Urethral trauma (damage that has been caused to the urethra – the tube where urine comes out) People who require long-term catheterisation and are sexually active.
What are the advantages of a suprapubic catheter?
Advantages of suprapubic catheters
- There is no risk of urethral trauma, necrosis or catheter-induced urethritis and urethral strictures;
- Greater comfort, particularly for patients who are chair bound as the catheter is not positioned between their legs and there is less risk of sitting on it;
What medical conditions require a catheter?
Urinary catheters
- Urinary incontinence (leaking urine or being unable to control when you urinate)
- Urinary retention (being unable to empty your bladder when you need to)
- Surgery on the prostate or genitals.
- Other medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, or dementia.
Can nurses change suprapubic catheters?
The suprapubic catheter replacement is via a well healed established pathway and limited to being replaced in no less than four weeks after initial placement.
What are the benefits of a suprapubic catheter?