A catheter left in place for a period of time after its introduction.
Any catheter that is allowed to remain in place in a vein, artery, or body cavity.
A type of catheter that remains in the bladder on a temporary or permanent basis. It is used only when intermittent catheterization is not possible or is medically contraindicated. The most common type of indwelling catheter is a Foley catheter, which consists of a flexible rubber tube that is inserted into the bladder to allow the urine to flow into an external drainage bag. A small balloon, inflated after insertion, holds the Foley catheter in place.
This refers to a catheter, a flexible tube, designed to stay in position for an extended period. The term is commonly associated with a urinary catheter, utilized to empty the bladder through the urethra and kept stable by a balloon.