Urinary Catheter Replacement Frequency Guidelines

General Principles for Urinary Catheter Management

• Daily evaluation of the continued need for catheterization is recommended to minimize infection risk and other complications, as suggested by the World Journal of Emergency Surgery 1, 2
• The American College of Emergency Physicians and other guideline societies recommend that urinary catheter use should be evaluated daily, and the catheter should be removed as early as possible to minimize infection risk, but when long-term use is necessary, there is no standard replacement interval that applies to all patients 1, 2