{"id":12009,"date":"2025-07-24T10:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/glossary-term\/foley-catheter\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:04:24","slug":"sonda-de-foley","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/sonda-de-foley\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonda de Foley"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[113],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-12009","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-surgical-devices"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>\n        La sonda de Foley es un tubo flexible con un extremo provisto de un bal\u00f3n inflable que se introduce a trav\u00e9s de la uretra hasta la vejiga para drenar la orina.<sup>1<\/sup> Desarrollada por Frederick Foley en 1935, esta sonda urinaria permanente consta de un tubo hueco con dos canales independientes (luces) que recorren toda su longitud.<sup>2<\/sup> La primera luz est\u00e1 abierta en ambos extremos y drena la orina hacia una bolsa colectora, mientras que la segunda luz tiene una v\u00e1lvula en el exterior y un bal\u00f3n en el interior que se infla con l\u00edquido est\u00e9ril o suero salino para mantener la sonda firmemente fijada dentro de la vejiga.<sup>3<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La sonda suele fabricarse con silicona, l\u00e1tex o materiales recubiertos de politetrafluoroetileno, y su calibre se mide en escala francesa (Fr), con valores de 12-16Fr para la mayor\u00eda de los adultos.<sup>4<\/sup> Entre las variantes modernas se encuentran las sondas de tres luces, que tienen un tercer canal que se utiliza para irrigar la vejiga con l\u00edquidos est\u00e9riles, sobre todo despu\u00e9s de cirug\u00edas urol\u00f3gicas.<sup>5<\/sup> Algunas sondas tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n impregnadas con pel\u00edculas antibacterianas o de plata para reducir el riesgo de infecciones del tracto urinario.<sup>6<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La finalidad principal de la sonda de Foley es proporcionar un drenaje continuo de la orina de la vejiga cuando la micci\u00f3n normal no es posible o cuando es necesario vigilar el vaciado vesical.<sup>7<\/sup> Permite medir con exactitud la diuresis, algo especialmente importante en los pacientes en estado cr\u00edtico, y puede permanecer colocada durante periodos que van desde varias horas hasta varias semanas, seg\u00fan el material y la indicaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica.<sup>8<\/sup>\n    <\/p>","gt-synonyms":"Cat\u00e9ter urinario permanente, cat\u00e9ter de retenci\u00f3n urinaria, cat\u00e9ter con bal\u00f3n, cat\u00e9ter de retenci\u00f3n, cat\u00e9ter de autorretenci\u00f3n, cat\u00e9ter uretral, sonda vesical, tubo de drenaje urinario, cat\u00e9ter franco, Foley","gt-citation":"[1] Karmarkar R, Bodapati S, Yao L, Aroori S. A Foley catheter 'the jack of all trades': a literature review of its common and novel uses. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2023 Jul 12;106(6):485-491. DOI: 10.1308\/rcsann.2023.0003\n\n[2] Gould CV, Umscheid CA, Agarwal RK, Kuntz G, Pegues DA. Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31(4):319-326. DOI: 10.1086\/651091\n\n[3] Meddings J, Saint S, Fowler KE, et al. The Ann Arbor Criteria for Appropriate Urinary Catheter Use in Hospitalized Medical Patients. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162(9):S1-S34. DOI: 10.7326\/M14-1304\n\n[4] Whitlock J, Sundick S. Foley Catheter: Purpose, Care, and Usage. Verywell Health. Updated June 3, 2024. https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/what-is-a-foley-catheter-3157319\n\n[5] Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. About Your Urinary (Foley) Catheter: How To Clean and Care for It. Updated June 15, 2023. https:\/\/www.mskcc.org\/cancer-care\/patient-education\/urinary-foley-catheter\n\n[6] Schweiger A, Kuster SP, Maag J, et al. Impact of an evidence-based intervention on urinary catheter utilization, associated process indicators, and infectious and non-infectious outcomes. J Hosp Infect. 2020;106(2):364-371. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.07.002\n\n[7] Wickins J, Rickard CM, Kasper K, et al. Indwelling urinary catheter use and adherence to clinical practice guidelines: A point prevalence study in adult hospital inpatients. J Infect Prev. 2025;26(1):11-18. DOI: 10.1177\/17571774241270995. 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En obstetricia, pueden utilizarse durante la inducci\u00f3n del parto, inflando el bal\u00f3n en el canal cervical para facilitar la maduraci\u00f3n cervical.<sup>6<\/sup> En cirug\u00eda digestiva, entre sus aplicaciones modificadas se incluye su uso como sondas de alimentaci\u00f3n temporales o para administrar enemas a trav\u00e9s de estomas.<sup>7<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La selecci\u00f3n de los pacientes adecuados para el sondaje con sonda de Foley sigue gu\u00edas basadas en la evidencia para minimizar las complicaciones, en particular las infecciones del tracto urinario asociadas a sonda (ITUAS).<sup>8<\/sup> Las mejores pr\u00e1cticas actuales insisten en utilizar las sondas solo cuando sea m\u00e9dicamente necesario, elegir el calibre adecuado m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o (normalmente 12-16Fr en adultos), mantener un sistema de drenaje cerrado y retirar la sonda en cuanto est\u00e9 cl\u00ednicamente indicado.<sup>9<\/sup> En los pacientes que requieren sondaje a largo plazo, se recomiendan evaluaciones peri\u00f3dicas y recambios de la sonda (cada 2-12 semanas, seg\u00fan el material) para reducir las incrustaciones y la formaci\u00f3n de biopel\u00edcula.<sup>10<\/sup>\n    <\/p>","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":312},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sonda de Foley: Definici\u00f3n M\u00e9dica, Uses, and Applications<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La sonda de Foley es un cat\u00e9ter flexible con bal\u00f3n que se introduce en la vejiga a trav\u00e9s de la uretra para facilitar el drenaje continuo de orina.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/sonda-de-foley\/\" \/>\n<meta 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