Remove catheter soon after surgery

Range: 0‑100%. The higher the better.

Sometimes surgical patients need to have a urinary catheter, a thin tube, inserted into their bladder to help drain urine. Catheters are usually attached to a bag that collects urine. Urinary catheters are usually left in for up to two days after surgery. Patients can develop infections if the urinary catheter is left in for too long. Infections are dangerous for patients, and can increase the duration and cost of a hospital stay.