Reasons For Using a Urinary Collection Kit

Collecting samples of blood, urine, and other bodily fluids is a form of activity that cannot be avoided totally. The pathological laboratories and clinics do the tests but the collecting procedures need to be full proof as well. It is best to opt for a qualified nurse or technician while making the collection.

The new regulations specify the need for having safe enteral connections as well. This definitely helps the patient to avoid disastrous results while being fed, medicated or flushed via enteral systems. The new ENFit connections have proved to be highly effective in ensuring the safety of patients as there is absolutely no chance of getting the tubes mixed up thus helping in keeping the feeding and medication appliances totally segregated from each other.

Collection of urine for lab tests happens to be a rather difficult procedure though. While some specimen can be collected cleanly when the patient is voiding naturally and utilized for various point-of-care tests, the samples that need to be sent to the laboratories entail the usage of sanitized containers to avoid contamination of any kind.

Using catheters to collect urine samples have long been the practice and requires particular skills for doing it flawlessly. The actual method differs for the male and female patients though and often the patient needs to be instructed as well as guided properly while collecting a sample. It is best to apprise them of the inaccuracy of results when the sample is contaminated and to utilize a clean catch method of collection when the concerned patient is not bedridden.

Young children frequently develop urinary tract infections too. The kidneys may fail to filter properly or the urine may contain other substances that reveal abnormality of some kind. Sure, a health clinic or hospital can collect the specified amount of urine for testing but collecting it at home is often problematic especially when the young patient does not understand the need for doing so. The best way forward is to purchase a urinary collection kit of an established brand.

While it is advisable for an experienced clinical technician to collect the sample with the aid of a catheter, home use is not discouraged either especially when the sample needs to be collected on a regular basis.

Catheterized specimen of urine

It is best to request an experienced nurse or technician to do it. The process consists of:-

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  Inserting the catheter into the bladder via the urethra

  
  


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  Cleaning with an antiseptic solution is highly recommended prior to insertion of the rubber tubing i.e. the catheter

  
  


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  It is removed once the drainage bag or a sterile container becomes full.

  
  


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  Medical professionals may choose to collect the sample from infants directly though. The procedure involves collecting the urine by means of a syringe that is pushed through the abdominal wall into the bladder.

  
  


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  This is a method that may also be used when the doctor needs to screen the sample for bacterial infection.

  
  

There are a number of precautions to follow that help to evade contamination of the sample and infection due to improper cleaning of the drainage bag.