Delay in detection of urethral catheter misplacement in the vagina of an older adult patient due to urinary outflow during catheterization: a case report
Even if urinary outflow is observed during female urethral catheterization, catheter misplacement in the vagina cannot be ruled out; therefore, catheter misplacement in the vagina must be verified in patients for whom the urethral meatus cannot be identified for catheter insertion or when drainage stops.
Authors
- Tomonobu Takagaki
- Hideyuki Tsubokura
- Márcio Galindo Kiuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1155-8590)
- Hisashi Shio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3538-1179)
- Hiroshi Adachi
- Takao Setsu
Institutions
- Tottori University Hospital (JP)
- Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JA Clinical Reports
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-025-00776-x
- Primary Topic
- Ureteral procedures and complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00