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How Frequently Should A Catheter Be Drained In A Paralytic Patient?

Posted on Fri, 24 Jun 2016

Question: Hi Doc, my grand mother is having paralysis in right half... so she is completely on bed.. that's why we had to use urine pipe.. can u please tell me, how frequently the pipe should be changed...?

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It has to be changed every 6 weeks

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query ,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your grand mother has been catheterized to drain her bladder because of hemiplegia .

Ideally the catheter has to be changed every 4-6 weeks but if it gets clogged due to debris that usually gets formed due to foreign body reaction to catheter may need to be changed earlier .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions , I shall be happy to help you .
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)

Dr., there are two types of catheter available in market, silicon and other one.. did it carry any importance in term of duration..? if yes, then what duration..

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Silicon catheter can be used for 3-4 months ,

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up .Silicon catheter has minimal foreign body reaction hence can be used for longer duration of 3-4months.

Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar