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What are the Different Types of Catheters Available?

What are the Different Types
of Catheters Available?

What is Acute Urinary Retention? 

What is Acute Urinary Retention? 

Improving Suprapubic Catheter Insertion 

When a person is unable to urinate voluntarily, they may require the intervention of a catheter to prevent further complications such as infections and kidney damage. There are different types of urinary catheters, which you can learn about on our page dedicated to the different types of catheters. This article will look specifically at suprapubic catheters and their advantages over indwelling Foley catheters.

Best Practices for the Seldinger Technique

The Seldinger technique, also known as the Seldinger wire technique, is a medical procedure used to obtain safe access to blood vessels and other hollow organs.

How to Reduce CAUTIs

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in any part of the urinary system, which includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder and the urethra. Most infections only involve the lower urinary tract, meaning the bladder and the urethra are more commonly affected.