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Can anyone tell me what can cause a urinary catheter to deflate?
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Baloon ruptrure: There is a small balloon on the outside of the cath inflated holding it in place it can rupture or more commonly the little adapter that you insert the saline through develops a leak
Answered 7/4/2014
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