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Suprapubic catheter displacement: A forgotten phenomenon
Author(s) -
Huang James G,
Brough Stephen J,
Jensen Robert S,
Monsour Michael J
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01293.x
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , surgery , displacement (psychology) , sepsis , radiological weapon , psychology , psychotherapist
Suprapubic catheters provide a durable form of long‐term bladder drainage. Few cases of catheter displacement have been reported. We report a series of three patients with suprapubic catheter displacement following catheter changes, with varying clinical presentations and sequelae. Early suspicion of catheter displacement in patients with suprapubic catheters presenting with undiagnosed sepsis or abdominal pain, can lead to timely radiological diagnosis and treatment.