A suprapubic catheter (sometimes called an SPC) is a device that’s inserted into your bladder to drain urine if you can’t urinate on your own. Normally, a catheter is inserted into your bladder ...

Infected Kidney Stone Sepsis Patient Advantages in terms of bother and pain surface in a prospective randomized trial comparing suprapubic tubes and urethral catheters. Suprapubic tubes may be a ...

Objective: To report an unusual presentation of a misplaced suprapubic catheter (SPC) in a spinal cord injury (SCI) patient. Design: A case report of a SCI patient in whom a SPC was `partially ...

A middle-aged man required emergency treatment at a Dublin hospital after a tube inserted in his belly to drain urine from his bladder was pushed too far and ended up coming out his penis. The patient ...

Certain surgically implanted, or suprapubic, catheters do not improve outcomes that are important for older adults’ well-being, such as functional ability and cognitive status, a study in nursing ...