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faeces. Therefore, the best way to perform this test is to use water at body
temperature and a syringe or the Solar Blue pump to fill the balloon with water.
In case of a multi-use catheter (without replacement of the balloon), it is
advised to fill the balloon with air (with a syringe) instead of water. This is to
prevent the balloon from sticking together.
Filling with water or air (syringe)
Press the Next test button until Balloon expulsion is displayed on the
left button. Fill the syringe with water (or air) in accordance with the
volume displayed on the Syringe button in the upper-left corner of the
screen (e.g., 10 ml). Connect the syringe to the three-way stopcock,
which is attached to the filling lumen of the catheter. Fill the balloon.
Press the Balloon expulsion button to mark the start of the test. A
balloon marker is automatically inserted. Ask the patient to expel the
balloon.
Press the Balloon expulsion End button to mark the end of the test. A
dialog box appears (Figure 9.20), asking whether the balloon expulsion
was successful. Select Failed, Partial, or Success and then click OK.
Figure 9.20 Balloon expulsion test
Filling with water (Solar Blue pump)
Press the Next test button until Balloon expulsion is displayed on the
left button. Connect the filling lumen of the catheter to the filling tube
which is placed on the pump of the Solar Blue. The filling speed is
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