A drainage catheter according to aspects of the present invention is generally tubular in shape and has a catheter wall having an external surface and an internal surface, the wall defining an interior lumen of the catheter and an exterior, the wall extending between a proximal end and a distal end wherein the proximal end has a rim and is inserted into a body cavity or false space of a subject when in use for medical treatment and the distal end remains outside the body cavity or false space. The proximal and distal stabilizing elements are integral to the catheter wall and extend outwardly from the catheter wall or are present on opposite ends of a connecting member forming a stabilizer, the stabilizer disposed in the lumen of the catheter, wherein the proximal stabilizing element is positioned distal to the rim of the proximal end of the catheter.
