New compact micro-hole zone catheter enables women to achieve effective bladder emptying without flow-stops
Nikesh Thiruchelvam,
Hashim Hashim,
Christian Riis Forman
et al.
Abstract:Background: Clean intermittent self-catheterisation (CISC) with conventional eyelet catheters (CECs) is associated with urine flow-stops, which require the catheter to be repositioned so flow can resume. Flow-stops often occur because bladder mucosa is sucked into the eyelets. Aims: This investigation aimed to compare the bladder-emptying performance of the micro-hole zone catheter (MHZC) with the CEC. Methods: This was a multi-centre, randomised, open-label, controlled cross-over study with 82 women comparing… Show more
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