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At-Home Catheter Insertion Service

Catheter service at home in Bodrum is the practice of inserting and removing the urinary catheter at home for patients who continue their treatment at home.

Catheter application is a medical intervention to the bladder by a specialist physician or nurse applied during the treatment of some diseases. Nurses apply the insertion/removal procedures of the patient during the treatment process in the hospital.

What is a Urine Catheter?

Urinary catheter is the process of removing the urine by inserting a catheter into the urinary bladder in patients who cannot empty their urine naturally for any reason. Urine from the inserted catheter tube accumulates in the bladder and is emptied.

In Which Situations Is Urine Catheter Inserted? / Why is Urine Catheter Used?

• Catheters are applied to people who can urinate very little or not at all due to prostate enlargement, or who cannot empty their bladder despite frequent urination.
• A urinary catheter is inserted after surgical operations and in cases where the patient cannot or should not get up as a result of injuries.
• In nervous diseases such as spinal cord injuries, a urinary catheter is applied depending on the functional disorders in the urinary bladder.
• Probe application can be applied in some diagnostic and treatment methods and imaging examinations.

Advantages of At-Home Cathetering Service

• Catheter insertion service at home is a service that is provided without disturbing the comfort of the patient, as it can be done in the home environment of the patient.
• The effort and time of the patient's transfer and the patient's relative to reach the hospital are prevented.
• It provides both health care and moral support to the patient and their relatives during the treatment process.
• Patient privacy is protected.
• It ensures that home health and care services receive the right service from a professional institution with the application of catheter insertion at home.

Catheter Insertion at Home and Points to Be Considered After

Some undesirable situations may occur during or after the home catheterization service. Families should be informed about what these situations are and how to proceed when faced.

• During the urinary catheter insertion process, the home care nurse should work sterile, clean the perineum well, and never touch non-sterile materials after wearing sterile gloves.
• If the urinary catheter is to be inserted for a long time, silicone urinary catheters should be preferred.
• The selected silicone catheter number should be suitable for the patient. Small size silicone catheters may cause urine leakage, while large number silicone catheters will disturb the patient.
• The inserted urinary catheter does not come off easily. However, if the patient pulls it out, irritation, bleeding and pain may occur. The probe needs to be replaced again.
• The bladder may become clogged. In such a case, the catheter should be washed, if it does not open, it should be replaced by the nurse.
• As with all medical or applied treatments on the patient, there is a risk of infection with catheter insertion. For this reason, the care of the inserted catheter should be done very well, and urine analysis should be done at certain times.
• In some of the patients, the weakness that may occur in the muscles due to the long-term insertion of the catheter may cause loss of function in the bladder.

Probe Follow-up of Families is Important

After the catheter is inserted by the home care nurse, there are issues that families should pay attention to in their daily functioning.

• If there has been a change in the structure and color of the urine accumulated in the catheter bag,
• If there is an odorous discharge from the probe,
• If you are experiencing abdominal pain,
• If the patient experiences general picture changes such as nausea, vomiting, fever or chills,
• If urine is leaking from a part of the catheter,
• If the bladder does not fill, but the patient feels as if he is constantly urinating, home care teams should be informed and asked to intervene.

Moreover;

• The amount of urine in the urine bag should be checked and emptied regularly.
• The urine bag should be below the waist level of the body. If the patient is in bed, they should be hung down.
• Care should be taken not to twist the probe bag. The bent bladder will block the urine output.

Removing the Urine Catheter

When the patient's need for catheterization at home is completed and the catheter needs to be removed, the catheter removal procedure is performed by the home care nurse by coming home and providing all sterile conditions. This process is easy and takes a short time.

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