Abstract From 1974 to 1979, 141 acute spinal cord injury patients in the acute phase were
managed by sterile, intermittent catheterization without complication. Of these patients 101 …

Pseudomonas has been an Important cause of urinary tract infection in patients with spinal
cord Injuries. To determine the possible reservoirs of Pseudomonas, colonization with …

In a small pilot study urinary tract infection in patients with acute spinal injury was preceded
by the establishment of Enterobacteriaceae on the introitus, glans and urethra. Those …

Objectives: A comparative assessment of (i) urinary continence status,(ii) quality of life, and
(iii) sexuality in spinal cord injury patients prior to, and during intermittent catheterization with …

Even though the mortality due to urinary tract complications has decreased dramatically
during the last decades in individuals with spinal cord lesions (SCL), urinary tract infections …

Bacteriuria is a common clinical problem among children with neurogenic bladder due to
meningomyelocele or traumatic spinal cord injury. To determine the frequency of bacteriuria …

Intermittent catheterization has gained wide acceptance for use in hospitalized patients
following spinal cord injury. Most studies evaluating this procedure, however, look only at …

Understanding the neurophysiology of micturition has led to pharmacologic manipulation
and improvement in rates of mortality and morbidity. Use of intermittent self-catheterization …

Two groups of patients with acute spinal cord trauma had initial bladder management by
standard non‐touch techniques of intermittent catheterisation. Twenty‐two patients (17 …

Because patients on intermittent catheterization often suffer asymptomatic bacteriuria it is
important to know how serious such a colonization may be. We followed 156 hospitalized …