What is urinary drainage?
Urinary drainage provides a way for a patient's urine to
leave the body. Certain conditions may result in loss of
the patient's ability to urinate or may require a very
close record of a patient's urine production.
How is urinary drainage done?
Urinary drainage may be done with a urinary catheter
(catheter inserted through the urethra into the urine
bladder), a supra-pubic catheter (catheter inserted into
the urinary bladder through overlying skin), or with a
percutaneous nephrostomy catheter (catheter inserted
into the kidney through the overlying skin).
Does urinary drainage hurt?
Insertion of the urinary catheters described above are
all associated with discomfort at the time of insertion.
Once inserted the catheters usually cause little
discomfort.
What are the potential
complications of urinary drainage?
The main complications of urinary drainage are infection
and bleeding.
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Urinary Drainage
