Intermittent catheterisation in the management of children with neuropathic bladder.
Twenty-three children with neuropathic bladder have been treated by intermittent catheterisation during the past 3 years. Twelve are now practically dry, nine are drier than before, and two have remained wet. Urinary infections have not been a major problem, but it is too soon to assess the long-term effects on the upper renal tract. Intermittent catheterisation lightens the burden for the mothers. Four children catheterise themselves and two of them are now independent.
D000293:Adolescent; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011776:Pyuria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013997:Time Factors; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy