PEDIATRICS Vol. 85 No. 5 May 1990, pp. 852-854
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Urethral Catheter Knots

MARY H. ANDERSON MD1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Balloon bladder catheters smaller than 8F are available in the United States on a limited basis; therefore, 3F and 5F feeding tubes are commonly used as bladder catheters in neonates and small infants. Knotting of these catheters in the bladder lumen has been reported in the urobogic1-4 but not the pediatric literature. It has been suggested that knots occur when improper technique is used to insert and secure feeding tubes used to drain the bladder3. Because pediatricians and pediatric nurses commonly use feeding tubes as bladder catheters, they should be aware that knotting is a possible complication. We present an infant in whom a 5F feeding tube knotted in the bladder.

Submitted on May 5, 1989
Accepted on June 28, 1989




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