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 …

Introduction: Bladder spasms caused by indwelling urinary catheters are a serious burden in
patients in all settings. Medication may help, but comes with side effects. Little has been …

Background Patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) often rely on
some type of catheterization for bladder emptying. Intermittent catheterization (IC) is …

Study design Cross-sectional study by members of patient advocacy groups. Objectives To
evaluate the incidence and frequency of symptomatic urinary tract infection (sUTI) in persons …

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 …

Incontinence and toileting difficulties can often be successfully addressed by treating their
underlying causes. However,(complete) cure is not always possible and continence …

Objective: To survey members of the International Continence Society (ICS) for exploring
global differences in practices with regard to intermittent catheterization (IC) and reuse of …

Objectives To investigate hygiene management and catheter maintenance of reusable
silicone catheters for intermittent self‐catheterization (ISC) in Japan and examine their …

Objective To explore the data comparing single‐vs multi‐use catheters for clean intermittent
catheterisation (CIC), consider if the widespread use of single‐use catheters is warranted …

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of the Aurie System, a preclinical prototype allowing for
standardized intermittent catheter (IC) reuse of novel reusable no-touch ICs. Individuals with …