Abstract
Study design: Literature review to evaluate the practical techniques used for intermittent catheterization (IC) and intermittent self-catheterization (ISC).
Objectives: To ascertain the requirements for proper IC and ISC. To evaluate if a best technique exists.
Methods: Relevant articles on the subject are reviewed.
Conclusion: There is a wide variety of materials and techniques applied for IC and ISC. This does not seem to change the practical outcome much if the basic principles are used: good education and training, clean and atraumatic technique, good patient compliance in the long-term. There is neither one best technique nor one best material for IC. Both depend greatly on the patient's individual anatomic, social and economic state.
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Wyndaele, J. Intermittent catheterization: which is the optimal technique?. Spinal Cord 40, 432–437 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101312
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