Urine Drainage Bag

Urine Drainage Bag is also known in medical term as urinary catherization

, in urinary catheterization, or cathing for short, a plastic tube known as a urinary catheter is inserted into a patients bladder via their urethra. Catheterization enables the patients urine to deplete freely from the bladder for collection, or to inject liquids used for treatment or diagnosis of bladder conditions. The methods of catheterization will usually be done by a clinician, often a nurse, although self-catheterization is possible as well.

A catheter that is left in place for more than a short period of time is generally attached to a urine drainage bag to collect the urine. This also allows for measurement of urine volume. There are two types of drainage bags: The first is a leg bag, a smaller drainage device that attaches by elastic bands to the leg. A leg bag is usually worn during the day, as it fits discreetly under pants or skirts, and is easily emptied into a toilet. The second type of drainage bag is a larger device called a down drain that may be used overnight. This device is usually hung on the patients bed or placed on the floor nearby. The drainage bag must always stay lower than the bladder to prevent urine from flowing back up into the bladder. Empty the drainage device at least every 8 hours, or when it is full.

A 2000ml drain bag has anti-reflux chamber or flutter valve to help reduce the risk of infection by preventing backflow. Empties easily with convenient t-tap valve. Features air vent, needle-less sampling port, universal hanger and sterile fluid pathway. 100% latex free.

Your indwelling or Foley catheter and drainage bag is considered a closed system, which means that there are no openings from your urinary bladder to the drainage bag. It is important to keep this equipment clean and to maintain this closed system to keep bacteria and other germs from entering your urinary system and causing infection. It is also important to keep the drainage bag lower than your hip to prevent a back flow of urine into the bladder. Check the tubing for kinks or leaks daily.

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