Suprapubic Catheter Drainage in Gynaecology.

The suprapubic method of bladder drainage has many advantages over transurethral drainage. It has the lowest incidence of urinary infection of all methods of bladder drainage in common use. It allows the area of surgical repair in cases of stress incontinence time for the aedema to subside without urethral mucosal damage and avoids the necessity for urethral catheterization after repair. The complications are few, wound infection and hematuria being the main ones. The method greatly facilitates bladder management after operation, to the delight of the nurses and patients who have had previous experience with urethral drainage.