Assertion: catheter | /r/HasProperty | left in place
Facets:
value: for some period
type: TEMPORAL
value: all the time
type: TEMPORAL
value: to allow for continued drainage
type: PURPOSE
value: during long-term use
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: A catheter that is left in place for more than a short period of time is generally attached to a drainage bag to collect the urine.
text: During long-term use, the catheter may be left in place all the time, or a patient may be instructed on a procedure for placing a catheter just long enough to empty the bladder and then removing it (known as intermittent self-catheterization).
text: This catheter can be left in place or immediately removed after the bladder is drained.
text: If the catheter is left in place it will be attached to a drainage bag to catch the urine.
text: The time that a catheter should be left in place is not always clear.
text: A catheter (aka a tube) is then left in place to allow for continued drainage.
text: If we look at the CPT description for these codes we see the phrase “with insertion of indwelling catheter” which is referencing the fact that the catheter is left in place at the end of the drainage procedure.
text: Approximately 4 million Americans undergo urinary catheterization annually, and more than 500,000 of these catheterizations involve indwelling catheters left in place for some period (Warren, 2001).