{"id":12768,"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":"cateter-de-foley","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/pt-br\/glossary-term\/cateter-de-foley\/","title":{"rendered":"Cateter de Foley"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[113],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-12768","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-surgical-devices"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>Um cateter de Foley \u00e9 um tubo flex\u00edvel com uma ponta de bal\u00e3o infl\u00e1vel que \u00e9 inserido atrav\u00e9s da uretra at\u00e9 a bexiga para drenar a urina.<sup>1<\/sup> Desenvolvido por Frederick Foley em 1935, este cateter urin\u00e1rio permanente consiste em um tubo oco com dois canais separados (l\u00famens) percorrendo todo o seu comprimento.<sup>2<\/sup> O primeiro l\u00famen abre em ambas as extremidades e drena a urina para uma bolsa coletora, enquanto o segundo l\u00famen tem uma v\u00e1lvula na parte externa e um bal\u00e3o na parte interna que \u00e9 inflado com l\u00edquido est\u00e9ril ou solu\u00e7\u00e3o salina para manter o cateter firmemente no lugar dentro da bexiga.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n <p>O cateter \u00e9 normalmente feito de materiais revestidos de silicone, l\u00e1tex ou politetrafluoroetileno, com tamanhos medidos em medidor franc\u00eas (Fr), variando de 12-16Fr para a maioria dos adultos.<sup>4<\/sup> Varia\u00e7\u00f5es modernas incluem cateteres de triplo l\u00famen que possuem um terceiro canal usado para lavar a bexiga com fluidos est\u00e9reis, especialmente ap\u00f3s cirurgias urol\u00f3gicas.<sup>5<\/sup> Alguns cateteres tamb\u00e9m s\u00e3o impregnados com filmes antibacterianos ou de prata para reduzir o risco de infec\u00e7\u00f5es do trato urin\u00e1rio.<sup>6<\/sup><\/p>\n <p>O objetivo principal de um cateter de Foley \u00e9 fornecer drenagem cont\u00ednua de urina da bexiga quando a mic\u00e7\u00e3o normal n\u00e3o \u00e9 poss\u00edvel ou quando o esvaziamento da bexiga precisa ser monitorado.<sup>7<\/sup> Ele permite a medi\u00e7\u00e3o precisa do d\u00e9bito urin\u00e1rio, particularmente importante em pacientes gravemente enfermos, e pode permanecer no local por per\u00edodos que variam de v\u00e1rias horas a v\u00e1rias semanas, dependendo do material e da indica\u00e7\u00e3o cl\u00ednica.<sup>8<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>O cateter de Foley \u00e9 um dispositivo tubular flex\u00edvel inserido na bexiga atrav\u00e9s da uretra para drenagem cont\u00ednua de urina. Possui um bal\u00e3o infl\u00e1vel na ponta que, uma vez na bexiga, \u00e9 preenchido com \u00e1gua est\u00e9ril para manter o cateter em posi\u00e7\u00e3o. Dispon\u00edvel em diversos calibres (12-24 Fr) e materiais (silicone, l\u00e1tex), \u00e9 um dos dispositivos mais utilizados na pr\u00e1tica urol\u00f3gica.<\/p>","gt-synonyms":"Cateter urin\u00e1rio de demora, cateter de reten\u00e7\u00e3o urin\u00e1ria, cateter bal\u00e3o, cateter de reten\u00e7\u00e3o, cateter de autorreten\u00e7\u00e3o, cateter uretral, cateter vesical, tubo de drenagem urin\u00e1ria, cateter FR, 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, 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. 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Em obstetr\u00edcia, podem ser utilizados durante a indu\u00e7\u00e3o do parto, onde o bal\u00e3o \u00e9 insuflado no canal cervical para facilitar o amadurecimento cervical.<sup>6<\/sup> Em cirurgia gastrointestinal, as aplica\u00e7\u00f5es modificadas incluem seu uso como tubos de alimenta\u00e7\u00e3o tempor\u00e1rios ou para administra\u00e7\u00e3o de enemas atrav\u00e9s de estomas.<sup>7<\/sup><\/p>\n <p>A sele\u00e7\u00e3o de pacientes apropriados para cateterismo de Foley segue diretrizes baseadas em evid\u00eancias para minimizar complica\u00e7\u00f5es, particularmente infec\u00e7\u00f5es do trato urin\u00e1rio associadas a cateteres (CAUTIs).<sup>8<\/sup> As melhores pr\u00e1ticas atuais enfatizam o uso de cateteres apenas quando clinicamente necess\u00e1rio, selecionando o menor tamanho apropriado (normalmente 12-16Fr para adultos), mantendo um sistema de drenagem fechado e removendo o cateter assim que clinicamente indicado.<sup>9<\/sup> Para pacientes que necessitam de cateterismo de longo prazo, regular avalia\u00e7\u00f5es e trocas de cateter (a cada 2-12 semanas dependendo do material) s\u00e3o recomendadas para reduzir incrusta\u00e7\u00f5es e forma\u00e7\u00e3o de biofilme.<sup>10<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>As indica\u00e7\u00f5es incluem reten\u00e7\u00e3o urin\u00e1ria aguda, monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o de d\u00e9bito urin\u00e1rio em pacientes cr\u00edticos, p\u00f3s-operat\u00f3rio de cirurgias urol\u00f3gicas e bexiga neurog\u00eanica. A EAU recomenda uso pelo menor tempo poss\u00edvel devido ao risco de infec\u00e7\u00e3o associada a cateter (CAUTI). A t\u00e9cnica ass\u00e9ptica de inser\u00e7\u00e3o, fixa\u00e7\u00e3o adequada e remo\u00e7\u00e3o precoce s\u00e3o medidas essenciais para preven\u00e7\u00e3o de complica\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/p>","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":172},"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>Cateter de Foley: Uso e Indica\u00e7\u00f5es na Urologia | Rigicon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Saiba sobre o cateter de Foley, dispositivo para drenagem urin\u00e1ria cont\u00ednua. 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