Disposable female urinal bottle (the UniWee) improves patient experience for immobile women with lower limb fractures

BACKGROUND: Female patients with lower limb fractures experience pain and loss of dignity when manoeuvered onto a bedpan. Poor bladder management, including urinary catheterisation for convenience, can lead to longer hospital stays and eventual loss of independence. Staff at Great Western Hospital Emergency Department modify disposable male urinal bottles to accommodate the female perineum without need to reposition the patient. These have not …