00:00I'm Dr. K. Ramesh, Senior Consultant Neurologist on Robotics Vision at Apollo Main Hospital,
00:04Greene's Road, Chennai. Today, I'm going to talk about few health tips for patients on long-term
00:11catheter. For patients with long-term catheter, few tips can help avoid the risk of infection.
00:16Long-term catheters always increases the risk of infection, risk of bleeding, stone formation,
00:22and catheter blockage. It is advisable or highly recommended to consider suprapubic catheter
00:29instead of long-term urethral catheter. The other option would be self-catheterization if the
00:34patient is able to do it themselves. If the patient is on long-term catheter, it is normal to see
00:40few
00:41secretions around the urethral opening and they can have a bath every day to clean the secretions.
00:47When the urine test is done in these patients with long-term catheter, it is normal to find
00:53pus cells in the urine. So, they do not require antibiotic treatment. Antibiotic
00:58treatment is indicated in patient with long-term catheter only if they have a constitutional
01:04symptoms like high fever, chills, and rigors, or sudden change in general health like lethargy,
01:12loss of appetite, or belly urine. I'm also available in the evening for consultation at
01:18Ashwin Urology Clinic at RK Salai, Mailapur, Chennai. Thank you.
01:26Ashwin Urology Clinic at RK Salai, Mailapur, Chennai. Thanks to your
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