External urinary catheters are less invasive than internal catheters, which drain urine from your bladder via a thin tube inserted into your urethra (Foley catheter) or via a small incision in the ...

Catheter-related urinary tract infection is very common in hospitalized patients and those in long-term care. Although studies have shown that men prefer external, 'condom' catheters to indwelling ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It's one of the things about a hospital stay that men loathe, and that infectious bacteria love: the urinary catheter. Now, a new study shows that a less-unpleasant option for male ...

Study Design: Study of reusable catheter. Objective: To investigate whether a silicone cathether reused over years for clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) was safe for spinal cord injured (SCI) ...

A comparative study, which involved hospitalized men volunteers have found that external ‘condom’ catheter showed lesser urinary tract infectious risk than the usual ‘indwelling’ catheters. A ...

A urinary catheter is a hollow, partially flexible tube that collects urine from the bladder and leads to a drainage bag. They come in many sizes and types. Catheters may be necessary in cases when ...