Single-use Versus Multi-use Catheters: Pro Single-use Catheters

Matthias Walter; Andrei V Krassioukov

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2019.10.001

Single-use Versus Multi-use Catheters: Pro Single-use Catheters

Eur Urol Focus. 2020 Sep 15;6(5):807-808. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.10.001. Epub 2019 Oct 15.

Authors

Matthias Walter¹, Andrei V Krassioukov²

Affiliations

¹ International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Neuro-Urology, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland.
² International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, Canada. Electronic address: krassioukov@icord.org.

PMID: 31628079
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2019.10.001

Abstract

Currently there is neither a regulatory foundation nor evidence-based medicine available to recommend reuse or multiple use of catheters for intermittent catheterization. High-level evidence from studies comparing the effect of reuse/multiple use versus single use on symptomatic urinary tract infection and urethral injury is still missing.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Equipment Reuse*
Humans
Urinary Catheterization / instrumentation*
Urinary Catheters*

Grants and funding

CAPMC/ CIHR/Canada