Formula estimation of appropriate urinary catheter size in children

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Abstract

To perform proper and optimal catheterization, a urinary catheter of appropriate size has to be selected as the success of a procedure is often dependent on it. Catheterization of the urinary bladder is a common procedure in pediatric practice which is used for numerous diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. There are very few recommendations on how to choose the optimal size of a catheter on the basis of a child’s age or weight. Based on a few published relationships between a child’s age, body weight and urinary catheter size, as well as personal experience, the author has developed a formula for estimating urinary catheter size according to a child’s weight that reads as follows: Urin:Catheter Presented formula may prove useful in everyday clinical practice and especially in emergency settings. © 2012 - IOS Press and the authors.

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Kopač, M. (2013). Formula estimation of appropriate urinary catheter size in children. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, 2(4), 177–180. https://doi.org/10.3233/PIC-13069

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