Blind hydrophilic guidewire for difficult urethral catheterisation

Urethral Catheterisation for the Male

Intermittent catheterisation with hydrophilic and non-hydrophilic urinary catheters: systematic literature review and meta-analyses

BACKGROUND Intermittent catheterisation is the method of choice for the management of bladder dysfunctions. Different urinary catheters are available, but there is conflicting evidence on which type of catheter is best. The present study provides an objective evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of different subsets of urinary catheters. METHODS A systematic literature review was performe...

Randomised study of sterile versus non-sterile urethral catheterisation.

Indwelling urethral catheters are the most common cause of urinary tract infections (UTI), yet there is no direct evidence that technique of catheter insertion affects this. In a prospective study, 156 patients underwent preoperative urethral catheterisation, randomly allocated to 'sterile' or 'clean/non-sterile' technique groups. There was no statistical difference between the two groups with ...

Clean intermitent catheterisation in the management of urethral strictures.

OBJECTIVE To compare clean intermittent self-catheterisation and urethral dilatation with sounds in the management of recurrent urethral strictures. DESIGN A prospective randomised control trial between repeated urethral dilatation with sounds and use of clean intermittent self-catheterisation in the management of recurrent urethral strictures. SETTING Kenyatta National Hospital, urology cl...

Clinical and cost effectiveness of urethral catheterisation: a review.

Reducing the number of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in the National Health Service (NHS) has the potential for large cost savings. This review identifies factors which affect the incidence rate of CAUTI, as well as the need for further studies investigating cost-effectiveness, particularly in the areas of silver alloy catheters and education.