Answer: Yes, PureWick Female External Catheter can be setup in the home.Please follow the steps mentioned below -
Connect the canister to wall suction and set to a minimum of 40mmHg continuous suction.
Always use the minimum amount of suction necessary. If using the DryDoc Vacuum Station, connect the canister to the unit and turn the unit on.
Using standard suction tubing, connect the PureWick Female External Catheter to the collection canister.
Perform perineal care and assess skin integrity. Separate legs, gluteus muscles, and labia. Palpate pubic bone as anatomical marker.
With soft gauze side facing patient, align distal end of the PureWick Catheter at gluteal cleft. Gently tuck soft gauze side between separated gluteus and labia. Ensure that the top of the gauze is aligned with the pubic bone. Slowly place legs back together once the PureWick Female Catheter is positioned.
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