Intermittent catheterization is a medical technique used to help empty the bladder. A catheter can be passed through the urethra or through a surgical channel in the skin to the bladder, after which ...

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 ...

Reusable catheter strategies may be as safe as single-use devices for preventing UTIs, but questions remain about their practical use.

In a trial, a reusable catheter did not increase the UTI rate compared with single-use catheters. Reusable catheters show similar short-term safety to single-use catheters for intermittent ...

Clinicians managing patients with neurogenic bladder (NGB) and neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) are faced with a myriad of complex choices when deciding on appropriate medical and/or surgical ...