Whenever catheterisation is done before surgery of any kind, especially in women, the meticulous cleaning is to be done. Unfortunately the procedure though simple, but if not done can lead to what is called post catheterisation syndrome which I have come across in number of post surgical cases. 1. When a lady of 55 years undergone hysterectomy in 1994, she later developed UTI often and have treated her for culture positive UTI more than twenty times till last year. She is not a Diabetic. 2.
When 35 year old diabetic woman, undergone caesarian, she developed culture positive UTI and fortunately improved within three months. But on and of getting UTI which may be due to diabetes and she is in the age group of sexually active period. 3. A 62 year old diabetic woman undergone CABG and later she developed culture positive UTI with cystitis in the USG Abdomen. She is on and off developing the…
