The Advice Section
This section contains articles on long-term catheters, their maintenance, and the sorts of problems that commonly occur with this method of bladder management. These will be of most interest to catheter users and health professionals, but may help academics or businesses involved in this field.
You will find information on, for example, the extremely common problem of catheter blockage due to catheter encrustation, and catheter bypassing due to bladder spasm. In some cases, more detailed articles on the science behind these problems can be found in the knowledge section.
Bladder Management after Spinal Cord Injury
Please use the link here to download the Guide to Bladder Management after Spinal Cord Injury. This guideline has been produced by the Spinal Injuries Association.
Products, devices, treatments and technologies for urinary continence in adults.
(1st Edition) ~ February 2009
This report will assist “new players” in the field to gain an understanding of urinary tract dysfunction, and also help to identify potential gaps and opportunities for innovation. It will be particularly useful for:
- non-clinical partners engaged in research, sales, marketing or product development
- non-specialist clinicians who require an overview
The report describes, in broad terms, the most common causes of bladder and urethral dysfunction in adults, focusing on symptoms, prevalence and the various treatment options available, including an indications of the evidence for their use. It comprises the following sections:
- Understanding Urinary Incontinence
- Stress Urinary Incontinence
- Urgency Urinary Incontinence
- Voiding Difficulties
Please click here to view the contents page.
To purchase a copy of this report (£19.99) please contact:
BioMed Centre
Bristol Urological Institute
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Email: biomed@bui.ac.uk
Or, purchase online at www.ennovations.co.uk
All proceeds go towards the charitable aims of the Bristol Urological Institute.
Disclaimer
Please note that these articles are provided for information purposes, and constitute the opinions of the BioMed Centre team only as applied in a general fashion. The practices of other health care professionals may differ, and the needs of any specific catheter user may require alteration to the management regimes described here. No individual should consider changing their management without first personally consulting a qualified health care professional.
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