The International Continence Society (ICS) survey on intermittent catheterization and global practices with regard to the reuse of catheters
Sanjay Sinha,
Rizwan Hamid,
Emmanuel Jean Chartier-Kastler,
Giulio Del Popolo,
Pierre Denys,
Collette Haslam,
Jalesh N. Panicker,
Kate Sloane,
Pawan Vasudeva,
Desiree M.J. Vrijens,
Emmanuel Braschi
Affiliations
Sanjay Sinha
Department of Urology, Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, India; Corresponding author.
Rizwan Hamid
London Spinal Injuries Unit Stanmore & Kings College Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Emmanuel Jean Chartier-Kastler
Chef du service d’urologie, Hopital Universitaire Pitié-Salpétrière, AP-HP. Sorbonne Université, France
Giulio Del Popolo
Department of Neurourology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
Pierre Denys
Service de Neuro Urologie, Hopital Raymond Poincaré APHP. 104 bd Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, Université de Versaille Saint Quentin, UMR Inserm 1179, France
Collette Haslam
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
Jalesh N. Panicker
Department of Uro Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom; UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Kate Sloane
Continence Nurse, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Pawan Vasudeva
Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
Desiree M.J. Vrijens
Department of Urology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Emmanuel Braschi
Consultant Neuro-Urologist, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion Psicofisica del Sur Mar del Plata, Argentina
Objective:: To survey members of the International Continence Society (ICS) for exploring global differences in practices with regard to intermittent catheterization (IC) and reuse of catheters in the neuro-urological patient. A project of the Neuro-Urology Promotion Committee (NUPC) of the ICS. Methods:: Cross-sectional survey of ICS members using the SurveyMonkey platform. Initial survey preparation, revisions, pilot, and finalization were performed within the NUPC. Opt-in survey emailed to all members by the ICS office. Foundation questions ascertained type of clinical practice, health care system, and country of residence which was stratified by World Bank criteria as ‘high-income group, HIG’ or ‘not high-income group, non-HIG’ for analysis. Several questions addressed the reuse of catheters and related practices. Survey results were analyzed using R (version 3.1.3) statistical analysis (p-value 90 times, and till visible deterioration in 25.0%, 25.8%, 15.8%, 7.5%, 5.0%, 5.0%, and 15.8%, respectively. Conclusion:: Reuse of catheters by patients on IC was not restricted to less affluent countries. There were wide variations in every aspect of the IC protocol. These issues are critical to patients, communities, and the environment and urgently require research.
