Coude catheter
Indications/Contraindications
- Same as for Foley catheter placement (but typically used after failure of Foley placement) in a man with an enlarged prostate.
- Almost never used in pediatric patients
Procedure
- insert with curved tip pointing up (cephalad)
- gentle but continuous pressure past the resistance point
- advanced until the hub is at the glans (with urine return through catheter)
- inflate balloon (10 mL of saline)
Complications
creation or extension of false tracts
Source
Evaluation and treatment of acute urinary retention. J Emerg Med. 2008: 35:193-198