genitourinary disorders
How To Do Urethral Catheterization in a Female
Contraindications to Urethral Catheterization in a Female
Absolute contraindications None Relative contraindications History of Urethral Stricture None Current Introduction to Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) (UTI) Prior urethral reconstruction Suspected Urethral Trauma * Recent urologic surgery History of difficult catheter placement *Urethral injury may be suspected following blunt trauma if patients have blood at the urethral meatus (most important sign), inability to void, or perineal or labial ecchymosis, and/or edema. In such cases, urethral disruption should be ruled out with imaging (eg, by retrograde urethrography and sometimes also Cystoscopy ) before doing urethral catheterization. 