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external condom catheter
Device for externally draining the bladder made from latex rubber, polyvinyl, or silicone that are secured on the shaft of the penis by some form of adhesive & are connected to urine collecting bags by a tube.
Indications:
- men with functional incontinence & without obstructive uropathy
Contraindications: obstructive uropathy
Complications:
1) catheter-related infection is less than than with indwelling urinary catheters only when there is no unnecessary manipulation [3,4]
2) irritation or ulceration
General
urinary catheter
References
- nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/hstat/ahcpr/
- Up to date 11.1, 2003
- Hirsh DD et al, JAMA 242:340, 1979
- Saint S, Kaufman SR, Rogers MA, Baker PD, Ossenkop K,
Lipsky BA.
Condom versus indwelling urinary catheters: a randomized
trial.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Jul;54(7):1055-61.
PMID: 16866675