OBESTETRICS INSTRUMENT


 

2. FOLEY'S CATHETER

IT is used for continuous drainage of bladder in case with-


i) Eclampsia.


ii) Retro-verted gravid uterus.


iii) To give rest to the bladder following any destructive operation and /or in a case with suspected bladder injury. It is usually kept for 7-10 days. 


iv) In the management of atonic PPH.


v) To control atonic PPH.


The catheter is inserted within the uterine cavity and the catheter balloon provides a tamponade to the uterine surface. The catheter drains the blood from the uterine cavity. 


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