Types of Indwelling Catheter
1. Two Way Urinary Catheter
Two -way catheter has two lumens;
One lumen is to drain fluid and one lume to inject fluid to inflate the balloon.
The two way foley has one lumen to drain urine, and the other lumen to inflate the balloon once the catheter is in the bladder so as to keep the foley in the bladder draining urine.
2. Three Way Urinary Catheter
Foley catheter third channel used to irrigate the inside of the bladder. A sterile solution is flushed through the tubing to irrigate the bladder as to wash out blood and blood clots.
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