Suprapubic and Clean Intermittent Self-Catheterisation

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Indications for suprapubic and intermittent catheterisation
   1. Suprapubic catheters
   2. Intermittent Catheterisation
3. Risks and complications of suprapubic catheters
4. Care and management of suprapubic catheters
   1. Managing the abdominal wound
5. Changing a suprapubic catheter
   1. Managing bypassing and suprapubic catheter blockage
6. Teaching patients to self-catheterise
   1. Frequency of catheterisation
7. Product choice
   1. Other information needs
8. Summary
9. References

Frequency of catheterisation

The frequency with which patients will need to self-catheterise will be determined individually and is determined according to the volumes of urine drained. Some patients will be passing urine urethrally as well as retaining a volume of urine in the bladder, while others will be unable to pass urine at all.

Task 18

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How frequently should a patient self-catheterise? Enter your answer in the box below and then select Check answer. The patient should catheterise sufficiently frequently to: - keep residual volume below 250mls (larger volumes predispose to the development of infection) - prevent urine leaking between catheterisations Catheterisation should not be performed more than two hourly throughout the day