Indwelling catheters are commonly used in elderly patients with urinary retention, incontinence, pressure ulcers, and cancer, ostensibly for the patient's comfort but sometimes to ease the burden of health care workers. Indwelling catheterization is overused; catheters should be inserted only for specific, well-documented indications. The best way to avoid catheter-associated infections and other complications is to avoid long-term catheter use whenever possible. Given the risks involved, catheterization is indicated only as a last resort, after other options have failed.

When are indwelling urinary catheters appropriate in elderly patients?

INELMEN, EMINE MERAL;SERGI, GIUSEPPE;ENZI, GIULIANO
2007

Abstract

Indwelling catheters are commonly used in elderly patients with urinary retention, incontinence, pressure ulcers, and cancer, ostensibly for the patient's comfort but sometimes to ease the burden of health care workers. Indwelling catheterization is overused; catheters should be inserted only for specific, well-documented indications. The best way to avoid catheter-associated infections and other complications is to avoid long-term catheter use whenever possible. Given the risks involved, catheterization is indicated only as a last resort, after other options have failed.
2007
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