Review of difficult foley catheterization: Why the use of Coudé catheters are not standard nursing protocol

Figure 1 Example of a Coudé Foley catheter. This catheter is curved at the tip to minimize the risk of urethral injury when inserted in male patients. Insertion of a Coudé catheter is ideally used to negotiate the acute angle of the prostatic urethra in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia, incorrect technique cases and the anxious patient[30].