Articles - Methods of Urinary Tract Management en-us http://www.thescizone.com/info N/A http://www.thescizone.com/info webmaster@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/419/1/IRRIGATING-THE-CATHETER/Page-1.html       To find out if the catheter is draining well. Sometimes it is done to prevent urinary stones from forming, in which case solutions, such as acetic acid, Solution G, or Renacidin are used if prescribed webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/418/1/CARING-FOR-DRAINAGE-BAGS/Page-1.html CONNECTING A CATHETER TO A DRAINAGE BAG POSITIONING A URINARY DRAINAGE BAG EMPTYING DRAINAGE BAGS CLEANING DRAINAGE BAGS webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/417/1/INDWELLING-CATHETER/Page-1.html     Any catheter which is inserted into the bladder and allowed to remain in the bladder is called an indwelling catheter. A common type of indwelling catheter is a Foley catheter. A Foley catheter has a balloon attachment at one end. After the Foley catheter is inserted, the balloon is filled with sterile water. The filled balloon prevents the catheter from leaving the bladder. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/416/1/CATHETER-FREE-VOIDING-WITH-EXTERNAL-COLLECTION/Page-1.html     Most people with a spinal cord injury don't have normal control of urination even when they empty their bladder well. Men usually wear an external condom collecting device, called an external catheter. As yet, there is no external device for women, so they usually wear waterproof panties with liners. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/415/1/INTERMITTENT-CATHETERIZATION-PROGRAM-ICP/Page-1.html    If you do start urinating, intermittent catheterization is done to release the remaining urine from the bladder and measure the amount of urine left in the bladder after you urinated. Ideally, there should be no urine left in the bladder when the catheter is removed. However, most people have some residual urine. The amount of residual urine will be measured routinely until the amount is as low as possible. Your doctor will tell you what is safe. Residuals are checked periodically as long as you are in the hospital and also after you go home.   At the start of rehabilitation, intermittent catheterization is routinely done on all patients every 4 to 6 hours. As you improve and your bladder empties better, intermittent catheterization for residual urine will change from every 4 to 6 hours, to every 8 to 12 hours. One of the goals of the intermittent catheterization program is to promote sterile urine, i.e. urine that has no evidence of bacterial growth. For this reason, a no-touch, sterile, or "clean" technique is used. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400