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    In urology, a Foley catheter is one of many types of urinary catheters (UC). The Foley UC was named after Frederic Foley, who produced the original design...
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    rubber. An intermittent catheter/Robinson catheter is a flexible catheter that is removed after each use. Unlike the Foley catheter, it has no balloon on...
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    urinary bladder as in urinary catheterization, using intermittent catheters or Foley catheter inserted through urethra. When the urethra is damaged, suprapubic...
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    Frederic Eugene Basil Foley, MD (April 5, 1891 – March 24, 1966) was an American urologist who designed the Foley catheter. Frederic Foley was born in St. Cloud...
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    A balloon catheter is a type of "soft" catheter with an inflatable "balloon" at its tip which is used during a catheterization procedure to enlarge a narrow...
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  • the urethral meatus precludes insertion of a foley catheter into the bladder. Erroneously placing a foley in this situation can result in infections of...
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  • has been regularly using an incentive spirometer or not, whether a Foley catheter was/is in place, what medications s/he has received, etc. The patient...
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    placement of a urinary catheter (small thin flexible tube) into the bladder. This can be either an intermittent catheter or a Foley catheter that is placed with...
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  • formation. The silicone guide catheter will then be withdrawn from the penis and (a) replaced by an appropriately sized Foley catheter (and urinary drainage system)...
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    catheter is attached to the penis of a male patient. In the US, while Foley catheters can only be applied by a nurse or physician, external catheters...
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    position. An 8 Fr Foley catheter is connected to a 50 ml syringe. The syringe is flushed to remove any air bubbles within the Foley catheter and the syringe...
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  • Zealand pop duo Foley (filmmaking), a process or a studio for creating sound effects used to enhance film or video soundtrack Foley catheter, the most common...
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  • squeezing the glans penis or clitoris, or tugging on an indwelling Foley catheter. This reflex can also be tested electrophysiologically, by stimulating...
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    needed] Using urinary catheters as little and as short of time as possible and appropriate care of the catheter when used prevents catheter-associated urinary...
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    Urologists often place a Foley catheter to prevent the patient from having urinary retention. After three to five days the Foley catheter can be replaced by...
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    the company expanded into the catheter business, introducing the Foley catheter in 1934 and the America Woven Catheter in 1940.[citation needed] In 1948...
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    bladder irrigation (CBI) via a three-port urethral catheter. If both a large urethral Foley catheter and CBI fail, an urgent cystoscopy in the operating...
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  • saline into the uterine cavity is accomplished via Foley catheter. An inflated bulb of the catheter prevents leakage of fluid outside uterine cavity. By...
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  • ("breaking the waters") Extra-amniotic saline infusion (EASI), in which a Foley catheter is inserted into the cervix and the distal portion expanded to dilate...
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  • may also use tape to hold the catheter in place, which can worsen these skin issues. When this happens, a Foley catheter might be inserted to allow the...
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    temporary prostatic stent can be inserted in a similar manner to a Foley catheter, requiring only topical anesthesia.[citation needed] They can be placed...
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    Lobo DN (October 2005). "Removal of a rectal foreign body by using a Foley catheter passed through a rigid sigmoidoscope". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 62...
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    to 150 ml of a 0.1% solution is instilled extra-amniotically using a foley catheter. After 20 to 40 hours, 'mini labor' ensues. In China, an intra-amniotic...
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    exercises, biofeedback training Clean intermittent catheterization: insertion of a foley catheter to remove the urine every few hours and prevent retention...
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    Balloon catheters are catheters that have balloons at their tip to keep them from slipping out. For example, the balloon of a Foley catheter is inflated...
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  • drape and a Vi Drape over the genitalia. Before the incision is made, a Foley catheter is inserted in the bladder through the urethra. A 3 cm (1.2 in) scrotal...
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    necessary (for instance, after cleaning the glans penis or placing a Foley catheter). Phimosis (both pathologic and normal childhood physiologic forms)...
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  • incision(s), the instrument is withdrawn and an appropriately sized Foley catheter will be inserted through the repair and into the urinary bladder, and...
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    after birth with a Foley catheter resolve. Even without preselecting the least complicated obstetric fistula cases, a Foley catheter by midwives after...
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    For example, it is often prescribed after the use of an in-dwelling Foley catheter, endoscopic (cystoscopy) procedures, or after urethral, prostate, or...
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