Traditional Foley drainage systems--do they drain the bladder?
Department
Bioengineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Journal of urology
ISSN
0022-5347
Volume
177
Issue
1
DOI
10.1016/j.juro.2006.08.101
First Page
203
Last Page
207
Publication Date
Winter 1-1-2007
Abstract
Foley catheters are assumed to drain the bladder to completion. Drainage characteristics of Foley catheter systems are poorly understood. To investigate unrecognized retained urine with Foley catheter drainage systems, bladder volumes of hospitalized patients were measured with bladder scan ultrasound volumetrics. Additionally, an in vitro bench top mock bladder and urinary catheter system was developed to understand the etiology of such residual volumes. A novel drainage tube design that optimizes indwelling catheter drainage was also designed.
Recommended Citation
Gulati, S.,
Garcia, M.,
Liepmann, D.,
Greene, K.,
&
Stoller, M.
(2007).
Traditional Foley drainage systems--do they drain the bladder?.
The Journal of urology, 177(1), 203–207.
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.08.101
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/soecs-facarticles/153
