Credé Maneuver: Technique and Application for Patients Unable to Valsalva

Credé maneuver (suprapubic pressure)

- Patient in supine position.

- An open palm is then used to apply firm continuous pres- sure, cephalad (upward) on the bladder, below the umbilicus in an attempt to express urine.

Patient who is unconscious or obtunded and unable to perform a valsalva:

- Credé maneuver