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(Created page with "<section begin="urology" />'''Bladder catheterisation''' refers to insertion of a catheter (a tube) into the urinary bladder to drain urine. The catheter may be inserted into the urethra (urethral catheterisation) or through the skin (suprapubic catheterisation). == Indications == * Diagnostic ** Acquire urinary sample ** Monitor urinary output *** Especially important in critically ill patients ** To allow instillation of diagnostic agents * Therapeutic ** Urinary rete...") |
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** To allow instillation of diagnostic agents | ** To allow instillation of diagnostic agents | ||
* Therapeutic | * Therapeutic | ||
** | ** Alleviation of [[acute urinary retention]] | ||
** To allow instillation of therapeutic agents | ** To allow instillation of therapeutic agents | ||