INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION - LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 59  (11) , 491-496
Abstract
Intermittent catheterization for bladder retraining after spinal cord injury has been in common use in the USA for only the last 10 yr. In a retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of intermittent catheterization in 100 spinal cord injured patients, 94 were discharged catheter-free, i.e., without a catheter and were off intermittent catheterization. After 3-4 yr of followup, 63 patients had remained catheter-free, 15 were no longer catheter-free and 16 were lost to follow-up. From an analysis of the data (reasons for failure, complications, etc.) and comparison with those from other studies, a prospective study should be devised to evaluate intermittent catheterization more effectively.

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