Aust. N.Z. J. Obstet Gynaec. (1982) 22: 151

A New Catheter for the Female Patient

A.G.B. O’NEIL, D.T. JENKINS, J.I. WELLS

King Edward Hospital for Women, Perth

SUMMARY

A new method of catheterising the female patient has been designed. This method is aimed at reducing transfer of organisms from the distal urethra to the bladder at the time of catheterisation. In an initial trial on 132 patients, post-catheterisation bacteruria was reduced from 25% to 4%