title: [Is it possible to live with clean intermittent catheterization?].
abstract: In the period 1983 to 1992, 208 patients with bladder dysfunction were introduced to clean intermittent self-catheterization. Through questionnaires and retrospective study of patient records we found that 57% of the patients were very satisfied with this treatment modality. Seventy percent found it easy to learn to catheterize themselves and 39% experienced improval of everyday life. Thirty-five percent never had bacteriuria. No serious complications were seen. Conclusively we found that clean intermittent self-catheterization is a good treatment modality for patients with bladder dysfunction. It is easy to learn, easy to perform and is very well accepted by the patients.
authors.affiliation: Urologisk afdeling, Aalborg Sygehus Nord.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Juhl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Kan man leve med ren intermitterende kateterisation?