Changing Foley Catheter To Leg Bag

This will prevent pressure from the elastic on your leg.

Changing foley catheter to leg bag. You can strategically place leg bags on. A large drainage bag is usually used during the night. The video describes the supplies you will need to clean and change your bag.

Changing Your Drainage Bag. Wash your hands before you prepare or eat food. The manufacturers instructions for cleaning and disinfection and storage of nozzles and caps for reusable leg bags should be followed if available.

If you have any questions contact. A catheter is often used by people with medical conditions that prevent normal urination. Wash your hands with warm soapy water and dry them.

Use a soapy cloth to clean the tip of your penis. Grip the catheter at the join between the drainage tube and the inflation tube and grip the leg bag above the connector. This bag can be used when you go out of your house because the smaller bag is easily hidden beneath your clothing.

You can do this by changing the bag to the other leg or by raising or lowering the leg band. I dont see significantly more risk in this than in changing an IV bag. 10 connect the new sterile leg bag onto the catheter ensuring you do.

Clean your genital area 2 times every day. Attaching or removing a leg bag. This handout gives step-by-step instructions for changing a Foley catheter a tube in the bladder to drain urine.