IDSA Acceptable Indications for Indwelling Urinary Catheter Use • Clinically significant urinary retention - Temporary relief or longer-term drainage if medical therapy is not effective and surgical correction is not indicated. • Urinary incontinence - For comfort in a terminally ill patient; if less invasive measures (eg, behavioral and pharmacological interventions or incontinence pads) fail and external collecting devices are not an acceptable alternative. • Accurate urine output monitoring required - Frequent or urgent monitoring needed, such as with critically ill patients. • Patient unable or unwilling to collect urine - During prolonged surgical procedures with general or spinal anesthesia; selected urological and gynecological procedures in the perioperative period. #Indications #Indwelling #Urinary #Catheter #Foley #Management #IDSA
