Article ; Online: Obstructed kidney and sepsis secondary to urethral catheter misplacement into the distal ureter.
BMJ case reports
2015 Volume 2015
Abstract: An 86-year-old woman underwent routine catheter replacement in the community. The new catheter failed to drain urine. Attempts to remove the catheter failed, both by the community nurse as well as by the urology team in the hospital. A CT scan confirmed ... ...
| Abstract | An 86-year-old woman underwent routine catheter replacement in the community. The new catheter failed to drain urine. Attempts to remove the catheter failed, both by the community nurse as well as by the urology team in the hospital. A CT scan confirmed that the catheter balloon was inflated in the distal right ureter. The patient was started on antibiotics and listed for cystoscopy under general anaesthetic. The catheter was visualised entering the right ureter and the balloon punctured using a wire under image intensifier guidance. Once removed, a new catheter was inserted. Very dilated ureteric orifices were noted. Post operatively the patient required HDU support for 48 h due to sepsis and on recovery was discharged home. The key learning point in this case is to always consider catheter misplacement in the ureter if it is not draining well and the patient presents with pain. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Abdominal Pain/etiology ; Abdominal Pain/microbiology ; Aged, 80 and over ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage ; Catheter-Related Infections/diagnosis ; Catheter-Related Infections/drug therapy ; Catheter-Related Infections/etiology ; Cystoscopy/methods ; Female ; Humans ; Medical Errors ; Renal Artery Obstruction/complications ; Renal Artery Obstruction/microbiology ; Sepsis/diagnosis ; Sepsis/drug therapy ; Treatment Failure ; Ureter/injuries ; Urinary Catheterization/adverse effects ; Urinary Catheterization/instrumentation ; Urinary Catheters/microbiology |
| Chemical Substances | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2015-05-14 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ISSN | 1757-790X |
| ISSN (online) | 1757-790X |
| DOI | 10.1136/bcr-2014-207757 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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