ReviewAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2024
A Foley catheter 'the jack of all trades': a literature review of its common and novel uses.
Review in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Expanding use of the Foley catheter in maxillofacial surgery.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026Article
- Fabrication of bioprints self-coated with thermally sensitive lactobacilli for CAUTI applications.European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V · 2026Article
- Fatal complication from Foley's catheter: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Polydopamine-Antibiotic Composite Coating for Antibiofilm Applications.Macromolecular bioscience · 2026Article
- Topical haemostatic agents in surgery.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
The Foley catheter is one of the most commonly used devices in modern surgical practice. Developed for draining the urinary bladder, this humble catheter has been employed for many other purposes ranging from urine output monitoring to complex urological investigations. Over time, it has evolved into being applied in more complex and innovative ways in various other specialties apart from urology. In this review article, we describe some of the common and novel uses of this deceptively simple device, and discuss the scope of its application in modern medicine.
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