Irish Society of Urology
September 2022
Best Poster
A prospective Multicenter Audit evaluating the Incidence of Iatrogenic Urethral Catheterisation Injuries
L. Hayes
Limited data exist on frequency of iatrogenic catheter related urethral trauma. Previously, an injury rate of 3.2/500 catheterisations was identified by our group within two hospitals in 2015.
Publications
European Association of Urology Nurses
July 2022
Best ePoster
A prospective Nurse-led Clinics and Community Nursing using the Transurethral Catheterisation Safety Valve for the prevention of Catheter Balloon Inflation Injury in the Urethra
M.J. Abitang
Urinary catheterisation is one of the most common procedures carried out in both the hospital and community setting. Female catheterisation falls within the scope of nursing practice. However, specific training is required to perform male and suprapubic catheterisation because of the particular risks of these procedures, including urethral catheter balloon injury (CBI). CBI of the urethra is an avoidable iatrogenic injury occurring in 1.3% of hospitalised male patients.
The TUCSV© is a novel safety device designed to prevent CBIs by venting through a pressure relief valve if the balloon is inflated in the urethra. The aim of this clinical study was to prospectively assess the TUCSV’s ability to prevent urethral CBI in nurse-led clinics and the community as part of a practice development initiative.
British Association of Urology Surgeons
June 2022
Best ePoster Winner
Preventing catheter balloon inflation injury of the urethra: a prospective study utilising the transurethral catheterisation safety valve (TUCSV) in the UK and Ireland.
Dr A Matkowski
Urethral catheterisation is performed in up to 25% of hospital inpatients.Catheter balloon injuries (CBI) of the urethra are avoidable, potentially devastating, iatrogenic insults that occur in up to 1.34% of male hospitalised patients.The cost of acute management of 37 iatrogenic injuries in two tertiary referral centres was approximately €340,000.The transurethral catherisation(TUC) safety valve was conceived and designed with the goal of preventing CBI.TUCSV© allows fluid in the catheter system to vent when the catheter’s anchoring balloon is inflated in the urethra.Compatible with all commercially available catheters.
Royal Society of Medicine
May 2022
Geoffrey Chisholm prize
Preventing catheter balloon inflation injury of the urethra: a prospective study utilising the transurethral catheterisation safety valve (TUCSV) in the UK and Ireland.
W. Mahmaji
Urethral catheterisation is performed in up to 25% of hospital inpatients.
Catheter balloon injuries (CBI) of the urethra are avoidable, potentially devastating, iatrogenic insults that occur in up to 1.34% of male hospitalised patients.
The cost of acute management of 37 iatrogenic injuries in two tertiary referral centres was approximately €340,000.
The transurethral catherisation(TUC) safety valve was conceived and designed with the goal of preventing CBI.
TUCSV© allows fluid in the catheter system to vent when the catheter’s anchoring balloon is inflated in the urethra.
Compatible with all commercially available catheters.
Irish Association of Urology Nurses
April 2022
1st Place in Poster Presentations
Improving Patient Safety During Catheterisation Procedures in the Community
D. Shanahan
Approximately 25% of hospitalised patients undergo urethral catheterisation (Davis et al. 2016). The misplacing of a catheter balloon in a patient’s urethra is a frequently encountered complication that can result in debilitating short-term complications such as bleeding, pain, urosepsis and retention, along with long-term complications such as urethral stricture and the requirement of reconstructive surgery (Sullivan et al. 2014; Gilbert et al. 2018).
1.3% of all male catheterisations results in a urethral injury. This is equivalent to over 1,000 injuries per year in the Republic of Ireland. The estimated cost per catheter balloon injury (CBI) is €10,000
(Class Medical 2021). The cost to the patient in terms of reduced quality of life is immeasurable.
The Trans-Urethral Catheter (TUC) Safety Valve was developed to prevent CBI’s during catheterisations by alerting the healthcare professional if they attempt to inflate the catheter balloon in the urethra. The Community Intervention Team (CIT) have been carrying out routine catheterisations in the community for over 15 years.
