Transurethral catheterization of female domestic pigs with a Foley catheter. (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Žel, Jurij; Brankovič, Jana; Klančnik, Rok; Stopar Pintarič, Tatjana; Cvetko, Erika; Seliškar, Alenka
• Is Part Of: Laboratory animals. Volume 56:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 196
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: Swine -- transurethral catheterization -- Foley catheter; Animal experimentation -- Periodicals; Animal models in research -- Periodicals; Laboratory animals -- Periodicals; Animal welfare -- Periodicals; 636.0885
• DOI: 10.1177/00236772211041480
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0023-6772

Abstract

This report describes transurethral catheterization with a Foley catheter in 19 anaesthetized, laterally recumbent female pigs with a chest circumference of 72.1 ± 4.2 cm and weighing approximately 40 kg. Catheterization within five minutes was successful in 78.9% of the pigs. Catheterization depth, measured as the distance between the bladder neck and the mucocutaneous junction of the vulva, was 14.5 ± 1.3 cm and correlated with chest circumference but not body length. Measurement of catheterization depth aids in optimal positioning and may prevent inflation of the Foley catheter in the urethra.