When health professionals perform intermittent catheterisation (IC)they must use a sterile technique (Association for Continence Advice, 2007). While intermittent self catheterisation (ISC) is a clean ...

CompactCath launched its intermittent urinary catheter on Monday that addresses some problems patients have while self-catheterizing during their daily routines. The catheter was FDA-cleared in ...

Luja Coloplast's new intermittent catheter Luja™ addresses important risk factors for urinary tract infections, a significant burden for people using intermittent catheters as well as healthcare ...

But men are prone to this infection too and it can lead to unwanted complications. ... Patients using clean intermittent self-catheterisation may also be prescribed prophylactic antibiotics.

Intermittent self-catheterization (ISC). This temporary option is the one you control yourself. It’s best if you have good eyesight and full use of your hands.

Resource consequences. A study by Davis et al. (2016) done at 2 tertiary referral hospitals in Dublin over 6 months in 2015 found 37 incidences of traumatic catheterisation, a rate of 6.7 per 1,000 ...

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 ...

Vahter L et al (2009) Clean intermittent self-catheterization in persons with multiple sclerosis: the influence of cognitive dysfunction. Multiple Sclerosis; 15: 3, 379-384. van Achterberg T et al ...