Medscape

Self-Catheterization Less Acceptable in Women Undergoing Urogynecologic Surgery

October 24, 2006 -- Compared with clean intermittent self-catheterization after urogynecologic surgery, suprapubic catheterization results in a similar risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) but is ...
Nature

Prevalence of self-reported complications associated with intermittent catheterization in wheelchair athletes with spinal cord injury

Coloplast Brazil and Instituto Lado a Lado pela Vida (a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization based in São Paulo) and Wellspect provided funding for this study. As management of ANLUTD continues to ...
Nature

How many spinal cord injury patients can catheterize their own bladder? The epidemiology of upper extremity function as it affects bladder management

In patients with spinal cord injury, limitations in upper extremity (UE) motor function are cited as a reason for the lack of adherence to clean intermittent catheterization (CIC). By examining the UE ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: Man with enlarged prostate is self-catheterizing. Is it safe?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 75 years old and in very good health. I run five days a week and work out three. I was getting up six times a night or more to go to the bathroom. I went to the urologist, who ...