Even when omitting complicated catheterizations, insertion of a urinary catheter has been found to be the fourth most painful procedure in the emergency department and is significantly more painful in men than in women. Given the frequency and potential consequences of complications, new techniques to...
(4% induction, 2.5% maintenance) and a custom-made, catheterized polyethylene plastic balloon (1.5 cm length × 0.8 cm diameter) was inserted through the anus until the proximal end of the balloon was 0.5 cm from the anal verge (total balloon insertion, 2 cm) and secured to the base of...