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One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six: The Parturient with Six Urinary Catheters during the Peripartum Period

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Nnamani NP and Diane Allen

Foley catheter placement is one of the most common medical procedures performed for patients across all age ranges and diagnoses. We present the case of a patient who required six urinary catheters during her brief peripartum stay secondary to urethral perforation. This case illustrates how a routine and simple task performed in numerous laboring patients can result in an unexpected morbidity during the peripartum period.

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DOI: 10.4172/2324-903X.1000148

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