A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department

A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department Publisher Pubmed

Karimialavijeh E¹

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1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology Published:2019

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Stuck catheter due to a non-deflating balloon is one of the complications of urinary catheters and these patients usually seek visits in the emergency department. The guidewire technique for deflating the balloon of a stuck Foley catheter is easy and non-invasive. But due to the characteristics of the guidewire in some instances, it could not be passed through the tight and narrow inflation port of the Foley catheter and the procedure would be frustrating for the physician and the patient. We made a modification that was successful in a case series of 8 male patients and made further invasive steps (rupture of the balloon by suprapubic or transrectal puncture) unnecessary. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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MLA	Karimialavijeh E. "A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department." Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, vol. 43, no. 7, 2019, pp. 443-444.
APA	Karimialavijeh E (2019). A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 43(7), 443-444.
Chicago	Karimialavijeh E. "A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department." Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology 43, no. 7 (2019): 443-444.
Harvard	Karimialavijeh E (2019) 'A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department', Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 43(7), pp. 443-444.
Vancouver	Karimialavijeh E. A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology. 2019;43(7):443-444.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Karimialavijeh E}, title = {A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department}, journal = {Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology}, volume = {43}, number = {7}, pages = {443-444}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Karimialavijeh E TI - A Modified Guidewire Technique for Deflating a Non-Deflating Foley Catheter in the Emergency Department JO - Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology VL - 43 IS - 7 SP - 443 EP - 444 PY - 2019 ER -

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