ReviewCurrent urology reports2013
A practical approach to difficult urinary catheterizations.
Review in Current urology reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03066999 (Assessment of the Effectiveness and Ease of Use of DirectVision- a Direct Visualization System for Urinary Catheterization), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Assessment of the Effectiveness and Ease of Use of DirectVision- a Direct Visualization System for Urinary Catheterization: Results of a Single Center Prospective Study
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of the efficacy of two non-pharmacological techniques in reducing pain during urinary catheterization: a randomized clinical trial.BMC urology · 2025Trial
- Post-Aspiration Balloon Reinjection During Urethral Catheter Removal in Adult Men and Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Quasi-Randomized Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Pigtail Suprapubic Catheter Placement in a Patient With Acute Urinary Retention and Abdominal Mesh.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Improving outcomes in foley catheterization: A retrospective review with a proposed protocol.World journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- An Overview of the Association of the Urinary Tract Microbiome with Various Diseases and Implications for Therapeutics.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- A Rare Cause of Gross Hematuria Due to Placing a Patient with Distended Bladder in Prone Position.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2023Article
- Intraoperative haematuria during lumbar spine surgery in prone position: A diagnostic dilemma.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
- A new urethral catheterisation device (UCD) to manage difficult urethral catheterisation.World journal of urology · 2019Observational
- Urethral Catheterization of Buried Penis in Obese Patients: a Novel Technique and Literature Review.Obesity surgery · 2018Review
- Ultrasound-guided Placement of a Foley Catheter Using a Hydrophilic Guide Wire.Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine · 2018Article
- A Simulation-based, cognitive assessment of resident decision making during complex urinary catheterization scenarios.American journal of surgery · 2017Article
- Resident performance in complex simulated urinary catheter scenarios.The Journal of surgical research · 2016Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Routine placement of transurethral catheters can be challenging in some situations, such as urethral strictures, severe phimosis and false passages. Intravaginal retraction of the urethral meatus can complicate Foley placement in postmenopausal females. In men, blind urethral procedures with mechanical or metal sounds without visual guidance or guidewire assistance are now discouraged due to the increased risk of urethral trauma and false passages. Newer techniques of urethral catheterization including guidewires, directed hydrophilic mechanical dilators, urethral balloon dilation, and direct vision endoscopic catheter systems are discussed, along with the new standardized protocol for difficult transurethral catheter insertions. Suprapubic catheter placement techniques, including percutaneous trocars and the use of the curved Lowsley tractor for initial suprapubic catheter insertion, are reviewed. Prevention and management of common catheter-related problems such as encrustation, leakage, Foley malposition, balloon cuffing and frequent blockages are discussed.
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