[Is it possible to live with clean intermittent catheterization?]

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.