Design and clinical application of an improved male urinary catheter / 局解手术学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To reduce the complications of male indwelling urinary catheter and improve patient compliance by improved the traditional male urinary catheter.Methods Inspired by using ‘condom’‘fresh-keeping bags’and other pseudo catheter in clinic,the tradi-tional male urinary catheter was improved as‘pseudo catheter ’and the hydrocolloid dressing was used as bonding device.Results An im-proved male urinary catheter was successfully designed,which applied in 68 patients without urinary tract infection,catheterization failure nor foreskin edema.Conclusion The improved male urinary catheter has the advantages of less cost,simple operation,no pain,higher patient com-pliance and less complications,wihch is worthy to spread in clinic,especially in young patients and long-term bedridden elderly patients at home.