Why cant they use condom catheter on male patients before surgery of lower leg
catheters are so painful? Why don't they use condom catheter during surgery of areas like lower leg?
Can catheterisation be totally avoided in such cases?
Answer:A regular catheter (foley) inserted into the penis goes above the sphincter muscle and thus will continually drain the bladder without any need for voluntary relaxation of the muscle (obviously when you are anesthetized you can not voluntarily relax). A condom catheter however just covers the outside of the penis and requires the patient to relax and urinate like you would normally do, the only difference is the tubing collects the urine. Condom catheters are really only used in bedridden patients who cannot/ will not get up to use a toilet or bedside urinal.
If you are having a planned surgery they will not insert the foley catheter until you are asleep/ sedated. You should ask your surgeon if they plan for you to have the catheter after surgery or if they will remove it prior to your waking up. The presence of the catheter can give the sensation of needing to pee when you are awake-- sometimes this persists for a short time as well after the catheter is removed.
Foley catheters are used to drain the bladder during surgery to follow accurately the urine output (important to your doctor) and to keep the bladder from becoming overdistended (painful and can lead to the bladder being unable to contract normally to void the urine.)
hey during surgery u r under GA/spinal anaes. would u stillhave urge of wanting to piss? Guess thats the reason they are getting your urine out straight from the bladder.
Anesthesia can cause urinary retention and it is important to know what your urinary output is because low output can be a sign of serious problems.