Tag: urine cath

Urinary Catheterisation in ED

Pre-catheterisation

  • Confirm appropriate indication
    • Relief of acute or chronic urinary retention
    • Need for accurate measurements of urinary output in critically ill patients
    • Patient requires prolonged immobilisation (e.g potentially unstable traumatic injury)
    • To improve comfort for end of life care
  • Bladder scan & document result
  • Appropriate consent from patient

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