Increasing Geriatric Population Has Led To High Demand for Foley Catheters in Japan

 


In urology, a Foley catheter is a narrow tube which a clinician thrusts through the urethra to the bladder. This is the most frequently used kind of indwelling catheter for treating urinary tract blockage. After insertion, the tube is inflated with air to keep it in place. It can take from five to ten minutes for the tube to reach its destination. Increasing geriatric population has led to high demand for Foley catheters. For instance, geriatric population accounted for 28.4 percent in Japan and 12.9 percent of the country’s labor force belonged to this group in 2018, according to Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry, Japan.

Two types of catheters are used for different purposes in the treatment of urinary catheters. One is an inflation catheter and the other is a puncture catheter-associated urinary tract infection catheter. When inflation catheters are used in hospital settings, an experienced urologist supervises the procedure. When these are used in the home, both a trained technician and a family member should watch for signs of discomfort and infection.

Foley catheters can only be inserted into people who have full-throated puberty, or who are physically healthy and can produce sufficient urine for the procedure. Moreover, a person who has had surgery of the prostate before can only insert catheters after two years pass since the occurrence of the surgery. Furthermore, people who are diagnosed with urinary tract infection are not eligible for the use of this device. Moreover, people with urinary tract infections are required to see their doctors regularly.

Generally, when this catheterization is performed by a qualified urologist, complications are very rare. Two types of complications from catheterization occur: one with cats receiving urethral catheters and one with non-catheterized urinary catheters. In general, cats that are receiving urethral catheters experience fewer complications compared to those that do not receive catheters. A common medical event is urinary catheterization-related complications, which include bacterial infection, clotting, allergic reactions to anesthesia and necrosis of the urinary bladder.

As previously mentioned, complications related to catheterization are rare, but they do occur. When a patient is subjected to a urinary catheterization for the first time, he/she will be required to sign a consent form indicating that he/she understands that he/she is voluntarily submitting to the procedure. This consent form is also important in ensuring that the patient understands what happens during the procedure, including i.e., how the collected urine sample will be analyzed and what results will be released to the patient. Moreover, the consent form ensures that the patient is aware of the possible consequences of refusing to submit to the procedure.



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