Advantages with CIC - Clean Intermittent Catheterisation
The indication for bladder catheterisation in MS is: peripheral bladder paralysis, motorically overactive bladder with or without pronounced detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia, or a mixture of these. This is effectively equivalent to any condition of incomplete bladder emptying.
There are several alternatives for catheterisation of the bladder. Today, intermittent catheterisation is the method of choice as compared to a permanent indwelling urethral catheter (CAD, catheter à demeure) or a suprapubic catheter.
CIC therapy thus contribute to improved bladder function and thereby quality of life, by:
- Reducing the risk of damage to the kidneys and the upper urinary tract caused by high bladder pressure.
- Reducing the risk of bacterial growth in residual urine.
- Ensuring complete bladder emptying, thereby reducing the risk of urge and leakage from an overactive bladder, and increasing the intervals between emptyings.
- Avoiding an overfull bladder that leads to uncontrolled leakage.
- Minimising the risk of UTIs and leakage problems, thereby allowing a person to live a more normal life without having to worry about embarrassing urine smell or wet clothes.