About Urologic Urinary Catheters
Welcome to the first online resource dedicated to providing health-care professionals, caregivers, and patients evidence-based urologic catheter product selection information. The Urologic Catheter Center will provide in-depth product descriptions, specifications, and a review of the different types of catheters and materials. There are also educational materials for both health-care professionals and patients on techniques and uses of the products. There is up-to-date information on complications and adverse events associated with catheters, along with prevention strategies. This content will be "living" and routinely updated, with educational resources and tools for use in clinical practice.
The word “catheter” comes from Greek, meaning “to let or send down.” Catheters were used as early as 3,000 B.C. to relieve painful urinary retention. In those times, many materials were used to form a hollow catheter shape, including straw, rolled up palm leaves, hollow tops of onions, as well as, gold, silver, copper, brass, and lead. Malleable catheters were developed in the 11th century. In time, silver was used as the basis of catheters as it could be bent to any desired shape and was felt to have an antiseptic function. Benjamin Franklin, the inventor and colonial statesman, fashioned silver catheters for use by his brother. Holes were bored into the sides of the catheter to allow for drainage . . . Read More
Urologic Catheters: Intermittent | Indwelling | External
| Intermittent: | Description | Problems | Evidence-Based Clinical | Resources |
| Indwelling: | Description | Problems | Evidence-Based Clinical | Resources |
| External: (coming soon) |
Description | Problems | Evidence-Based Clinical | Resources |
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