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  • Title: Management of spinal cord injured patients by indwelling suprapubic catheterization.
    Author: MacDiarmid SA, Arnold EP, Palmer NB, Anthony A.
    Journal: J Urol; 1995 Aug; 154(2 Pt 1):492-4. PubMed ID: 7609115.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: We review the urological complications in spinal cord injury patients treated with suprapubic catheterization. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Suprapubic catheterization was used in 44 spinal cord injury patients. Followup ranged from 12 to 150 months (mean 58). The catheters were irrigated weekly and changed every 2 weeks. Patients were followed annually with urodynamic studies and ultrasound. RESULTS: No patient had renal deterioration, vesicoureteral reflux or bladder carcinoma. The incidences of incontinence, urinary tract infections and calculi were acceptable. CONCLUSIONS: Suprapubic catheterization is an effective and safe alternative form of bladder management in select patients with spinal cord injury.
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