POCUS for Visualization and Facilitation of Urinary Catheter Placement

Joseph Garagliano; Jai Madhok

doi:10.24908/pocus.v5i2.14431

POCUS Journal (Nov 2020)

POCUS for Visualization and Facilitation of Urinary Catheter Placement

Joseph Garagliano,
Jai Madhok

Affiliations

Joseph Garagliano: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Jai Madhok: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v5i2.14431
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 2

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The use of point-of-care genitourinary ultrasound allows dynamic visualization of urinary catheter placement within the bladder and serves to minimize the potential for traumatic injury to the prostate and urethra during difficult insertion.

Published in POCUS Journal

ISSN: 2369-8543 (Online)
Publisher: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc.
Country of publisher: Canada
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine; Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology
Website: https://pocusjournal.com/

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