{"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":"2025-07-24T10:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:36:59","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        Un cat\u00e9ter de Foley es un tubo flexible con una punta de globo inflable que se inserta a trav\u00e9s de la uretra hasta la vejiga para drenar la orina.<sup>1<\/sup> Desarrollado por Frederick Foley en 1935, este cat\u00e9ter urinario permanente consta de un tubo hueco con dos canales (l\u00famenes) separados que recorren toda su longitud.<sup>2<\/sup> El primer lumen se abre en ambos extremos y drena la orina en una bolsa recolectora, mientras que el El segundo lumen tiene una v\u00e1lvula en el exterior y un globo en el interior que se infla con l\u00edquido est\u00e9ril o soluci\u00f3n salina para mantener el cat\u00e9ter firmemente en su lugar dentro de la vejiga.<sup>3<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        El cat\u00e9ter generalmente est\u00e1 hecho de materiales recubiertos de silicona, l\u00e1tex o politetrafluoroetileno, con tama\u00f1os medidos en calibre franc\u00e9s (Fr), que van desde 12 a 16 Fr para la mayor\u00eda de los adultos.<sup>4<\/sup> Las variaciones modernas incluyen cat\u00e9teres de triple lumen que tienen un tercer canal que se usa para enjuagar la vejiga con l\u00edquidos est\u00e9riles, particularmente despu\u00e9s de cirug\u00edas urol\u00f3gicas.<sup>5<\/sup> Algunos cat\u00e9teres est\u00e1n tambi\u00e9n impregnado con pel\u00edculas antibacterianas o de plata para reducir el riesgo de infecciones del tracto urinario.<sup>6<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        El objetivo principal de una sonda Foley es proporcionar un drenaje continuo de orina desde la vejiga cuando no es posible orinar normalmente o cuando es necesario controlar el vaciado de la vejiga.<sup>7<\/sup> Permite una medici\u00f3n precisa de la producci\u00f3n de orina, lo que es especialmente importante en pacientes cr\u00edticamente enfermos, y puede permanecer colocado durante per\u00edodos 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. Actualizado 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. Actualizado 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, Wallis M, Bucknall T. Indwelling urinary catheter use and adherence to clinical guidelines in acute care settings. J Clin Nurs. 2024;33(7-8):1270-1281. DOI: 10.1111\/jocn.16663","gt-clinical-context":"<p>\n        El cat\u00e9ter de Foley se utiliza en una amplia gama de escenarios cl\u00ednicos en m\u00faltiples especialidades m\u00e9dicas.<sup>1<\/sup> En la pr\u00e1ctica urol\u00f3gica, sirve como una intervenci\u00f3n primaria para la retenci\u00f3n urinaria aguda y cr\u00f3nica, que puede resultar de afecciones como hiperplasia prost\u00e1tica benigna, estenosis uretral, disfunci\u00f3n neurog\u00e9nica de la vejiga o complicaciones posquir\u00fargicas.<sup>2<\/sup> Los m\u00e9dicos tambi\u00e9n emplean cat\u00e9teres de Foley durante el manejo perioperatorio, particularmente para cirug\u00edas que duran m\u00e1s de una hora, procedimientos que involucran el tracto urinario o casos que requieren seguimiento en cuidados intensivos postoperatorios.<sup>3<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        En entornos de cuidados cr\u00edticos, los cat\u00e9teres de Foley son esenciales para medir y monitorear con precisi\u00f3n la producci\u00f3n de orina en pacientes hemodin\u00e1micamente inestables, lo que permite un manejo preciso de los l\u00edquidos y la detecci\u00f3n temprana de la disfunci\u00f3n renal.<sup>4<\/sup> Para pacientes con lesiones de la m\u00e9dula espinal o afecciones neurol\u00f3gicas que afectan el control de la vejiga, estos cat\u00e9teres se pueden usar como una soluci\u00f3n a largo plazo para controlar la eliminaci\u00f3n urinaria.<sup>5<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        M\u00e1s all\u00e1 del drenaje urinario tradicional, los cat\u00e9teres de Foley han encontrado aplicaci\u00f3n en diversos procedimientos especializados. En obstetricia, se pueden utilizar durante la inducci\u00f3n del parto, donde el globo se infla en el canal cervical para facilitar la maduraci\u00f3n cervical.<sup>6<\/sup> En cirug\u00eda gastrointestinal, las aplicaciones modificadas incluyen 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 pacientes apropiados para el cateterismo de Foley sigue pautas basadas en evidencia para minimizar las complicaciones, en particular las infecciones del tracto urinario asociadas al cat\u00e9ter (CAUTI).<sup>8<\/sup> Las mejores pr\u00e1cticas actuales enfatizan el uso de cat\u00e9teres solo cuando sea m\u00e9dicamente necesario, seleccionando el tama\u00f1o apropiado m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o (generalmente 12-16 Fr para adultos), manteniendo un sistema de drenaje cerrado y retirando el cat\u00e9ter tan pronto como sea cl\u00ednicamente necesario. indicado.<sup>9<\/sup> Para pacientes que requieren cateterismo a largo plazo, se recomiendan evaluaciones peri\u00f3dicas y cambios de cat\u00e9ter (cada 2 a 12 semanas dependiendo del material) para reducir la formaci\u00f3n de incrustaciones y biopel\u00edculas.<sup>10<\/sup>\n    <\/p>","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":240},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - 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=\"Obtenga m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre el cat\u00e9ter de Foley, un tubo flexible con una punta de globo inflable que se utiliza para drenar la orina de la vejiga y...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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