What is Balloon Cartheter?
A Foley bulb catheter, also known as a Foley balloon catheter, is sometimes used to induce labour by promoting contractions and cervix dilation. A balloon catheter is a type of soft catheter with an inflatable balloon at its tip that is used to expand a tiny aperture or route within the body during a catheterization operation. The balloon catheter is deflated, then inflated to execute the procedure, and then deflated again to be removed.
Uses of Catheter and balloon catheter
Pregnant women who use the Foley balloon catheter have a high success rate of delivering birth within 24 hours of insertion. It also has similar or lower caesarean rates when compared to a combination of the other induction methods. It also has the advantage of being less likely than other techniques of induction to produce changes in your baby's heart rate or foetal distress.
- The catheter is inserted into the bladder and held in place by a balloon filled with sterile water. Urine drains through the catheter into a bag that can be emptied.
- It can be used to monitor urine output in a critically ill patient or after surgery, or in cases of urine retention, interrupted urine stream, straining on urination, obstructed urethra, or in cases of urine retention, interrupted urine stream, straining on urination, or obstructed urethra.
- Catheters may be used to drain urine from the kidney in a procedure known as percutaneous nephrostomy. Catheters can be used to drain fluid and pus that has accumulated in cavities. They could, for example, be used to drain pus from an abdominal abscess.
- Catheters are used to administer intravenous fluids and drugs. To deliver fluid or medication to the patient, a fine, thin tube is inserted into the vein. Infusion pumps are linked to catheters to deliver medications to patients, such as chemotherapy to cancer patients or insulin to diabetics.
- Catheters are used in cardiovascular procedures such as angioplasty, angiography, and balloon septostomy. A catheter is inserted into a vein in the groyne and threaded into the heart under the guidance of X-ray imaging.
- Regional anaesthesia, such as spinal and epidural anaesthesia, employs the use of catheters. To numb or paralyse specific areas, the catheter can deliver anaesthetic medication into the epidural space, the subarachnoid space, or around a major nerve junction. Quinton catheters are dialysis catheters used to treat patients with chronic kidney disease or renal failure.
Are Balloon Catheters effective?
Balloon catheters are as effective as prostaglandins (PGE) in achieving vaginal delivery within 24 hours of the start of induction of labour (IOL), with lower rates of uterine hyperstimulation and comparable Caesarean section and infection rates.
How long does the balloon catheter stays in?
The balloon aids in the softening and dilation of the cervix. Typically, the balloon catheter is left in place for about 12 hours. As your cervix opens, the catheter may fall out on its own.
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