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What's a foley bladder catheter?
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Indwelling catheter: Tube used for continuous bladder drainage, made of silicone, plastic or latex with an inflateable balloon to keep it in place in the bladder. It this has two channels, a larger one for urine and a smaller one t for water to inflate balloon once it is in the bladder. There are also '3 way foleys' which have a third channel ; are used tofor continuos bladder irrigation after urologic surgery.
Answered 10/7/2019
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