Self-catheterization during adolescence

Autor: Ulla Sillén, Ewa Sölsnes, Anna-Lena Hellström, Kate Abrahamsson, Gundela Holmdahl, Sonja Kruse
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology. 41:214-217
ISSN: 1651-2065
0036-5599
Popis: Objective. It has been suggested that clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) during the teenage years is associated with poor motivation to comply with the treatment, recurrent urinary tract infections and epididymitis. The aim of this study was to identify the main problems and complications associated with self-CIC in a group of adolescents with no overt neurological problems. Material and methods. The medical records of 24 boys and girls aged ≥12 years on self-CIC with severe bladder dysfunction and intact perineal sensibility and motor function in the lower limbs were reviewed. The median age of the patients was 16.5 years (range 12–24 years) and they had been on CIC for a median of 11 years (range 2–16 years). Results. No urethral damage was reported. Of the 11 patients (46%) who had good CIC routines, two had cystitis and none had epididymitis. Thirteen patients (54%) reported a poor CIC regimen at a median age of 11.5 years (range 9–16 years). In this group, 10 had recurrent cystitis, five had py...
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