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The Catheter

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Catheter drainage of the urinary tract has played an important role in the medical armamentarium for centuries. In 1958, however, Beeson(l) challenged the conventional practice of catheterization with a forceful editorial: “The case against the cathether”. He underscored the morbidity accompanying urinary bladder catheterization and stressed “at times the catheter is indispensable for therapy… the decision to use this instrument should be made with the knowledge that it involves the risk of producing a serious disease which is often difficult to treat”. This editorial led to unfounded fear of the catheter by many internists (some felt compelled to withhold urethral catheterization at all costs) and cries of heresy from surgeons and urologists. Nevertheless, a redefinition of indications for urinary tract catheterization and a flurry of research aimed at reduced morbidity associated with the indwelling urethral catheter ensued.

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  1. The Bernard J. Hanley, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Wadi N. Suki M.D. (Professor of Medicine Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Chief) (Professor of Medicine Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Chief)

  2. Division of Nephrology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Wadi N. Suki M.D. (Professor of Medicine Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Chief) (Professor of Medicine Professor of Physiology and Biophysics Chief)

  3. Renal Section Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Shaul G. Massry M.D. (Professor of Medicine and Physiology Chief) (Professor of Medicine and Physiology Chief)

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Heaney, J.A., Meares, E.M. (1984). The Catheter. In: Suki, W.N., Massry, S.G. (eds) Therapy of Renal Diseases and Related Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3807-9_47

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