Background For patients suffering from urinary retention due to neurogenic [eg, spinal cord
injury (SCI), spina bifida (SB), multiple sclerosis (MS)] or non-neurogenic [eg, cancer, benign …

Background: The urethral catheter is an essential medical device that is used in everyday
medical practice worldwide. The urethral catheter has evolved over the years with several …

Background Intermittent catheterization (IC) has been identified as one of the critical
techniques used by spinal cord injury (SCI) patients to cope with emptying the bladder …

Purpose: The clinical, social, and economic impacts of neurogenic lower urinary tract
dysfunction (NLUTD) on individuals and health care systems are thought to be immense, yet …

Aims Patient satisfaction is paramount to health‐related quality of life (HR‐QoL) outcomes.
High quality, quantitative data from the US describing patients' actual experiences …

Abstract Study Design Systematic Review. Objectives To review systematically the clinical
evidence of the effectiveness of various intermittent catheter cleaning methods that have …

Despite the risk of develo** catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), catheter
reuse is common among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). This study examined the …

Introduction Chronic urinary retention is a common lower urinary tract disorder, mostly
neurogenic or idiopathic in origin. The preferred treatment is clean intermittent urinary self …

Purpose It has been proposed that reusable catheters are more cost effective and
environmentally sustainable than single‐use catheters intended for intermittent …

While preventing renal damage and symptomatic urinary tract infection are of paramount
importance to persons with a spinal cord lesion (SCL), patient-reported outcomes (PROs) …