How common are Latex foleys these days?

[InACedarGrove]

Just wondering, I'm working a contract at a hospital that has Latex foleys and uses latex sterile gloves. I'm not 100% sure but after working a million contracts it seems like most places I've worked have been latex free (at least the Foleys...not sure about the gloves).

I could be totally wrong. Just wondering.

TLDR: are Latex foleys stocked as standard at your hospital? What is the current standard of care?

[mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN]

We are a latex-free organization

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

We have latex everywhere, have to special order the latex free.

[CTFD_RN, BSN]

Our standard foley is not latex free but does have nitrile gloves. We have to order a latex-free catheter and switch it.

[BettyGirard, BSN]

We use silicone-silver coated foleys here. Just easier. We don't use enough of them that cost is an issue. I don't know if we have any kids with latex allergies that need them but it's easier this way.

I switched to nitrile gloves a while back. We did have a few that I knew had latex issues.

[Asystole RN]

I just worked on a project and latex based Foleys are still, by far, the most common type of Foley in the United States.

[amoLucia]

3 hours ago, Asystole RN said:

I just worked on a project and latex based Foleys are still, by far, the most common type of Foley in the United States.

Probably latex is the cheapest. Hence, the standard stock issue.

Unless the orders were for latex-free foleys, I wonder how many people would have thought to check first ??? I don't think I ever did, altho I do know that most of the LTC/NHs I've been, we had many of both. Didn't matter what I grabbed from the closet.

[MrFoley]

Latex is the best choice if you dont have allergy. Lot more comfortable than 100% silicone foleys. Silicone is more rigid/hard. Not talking about the price...