Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. Indwelling suprapubic catheters are hollow, flexible tubes inserted into the bladder through a small cut in the abdomen. They are used to drain urine from the bladder and, in the management of bladder dysfunction, are often considered an alternative to a urethral catheter. ---- Clean intermittent self-catheterisation is preferable to an [[indwelling urinary catheter]]; however, if this is not possible, then a [[indwelling suprapubic catheter]] is preferable to a urethral catheter for long-term management ((Clark C, Haslam C, Malde S, Panicker JN. Urinary catheter management: what neurologists need to know. Pract Neurol. 2021 Dec;21(6):504-514. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2020-002772. Epub 2021 Nov 9. PMID: 34753810.)). indwelling_suprapubic_catheter.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:59by 127.0.0.1