Intermittent Catheters for Chronic Urinary Retention: A Health Technology Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with chronic urinary retention typically require intermittent catheterization. This review evaluates the effectiveness, safety, patient preference, cost-effectiveness, and budget impact of different types of intermittent catheter (IC). Specifically, we compared prelubricated catheters (hydrophilic, gel reservoir) and noncoated catheters, as well as their single use versus reuse (multiple use).

Methods

We performed a systematic literature search and included randomized controlled trials, cohort, and case-control studies that examined any type of single-use versus multiple-use IC, hydrophilic single-use versus noncoated single-use, or gel reservoir single-use versus noncoated single-use. The outcomes of interest were symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI),

SUBMITTER: Health Quality Ontario 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395058 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature