This article, the final part of our six-part series on urinary catheters, discusses how to remove an indwelling urethral catheter, and patient care before, during and after the procedure. Citation:Â ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An intervention in a general medicine ward found that a medical directive allowing nurses to remove urinary ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters when no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in ...

Urinary catheters are often left in place longer than needed, and new research from the University of Michigan shows that reminder systems that encourage hospital staff to remove catheters promptly ...