MP76-05 REDUCTION IN URINARY INCONTINENCE AND IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE WITH ONABOTULINUMTOXINA IN OVERACTIVE BLADDER PATIENTS IS UNAFFECTED BY THE USE OF CLEAN INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION OR THE PRESENCE OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION

2014 ◽  
Vol 191 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Sussman ◽  
Jennifer Gruenenfelder ◽  
Heinrich Schulte-Baukloh ◽  
Steven Guard ◽  
Yan Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Intermittent Catheterization ◽  
Clean Intermittent Catheterization

Maintenance of indwelling urinary catheters with a novel polyhexanide-based solution: user experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (18) ◽  
pp. S18-S28
Author(s):  
Litti Andersen ◽  
Marianne Bertelsen ◽  
Vicki Buitenhuis ◽  
Annette Carstensen ◽  
Jane Hannibalsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Tract Infection ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Urinary Catheters ◽  
User Experiences

Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) can significantly affect patients' quality of life and increase healthcare costs. Aims: This study aimed to capture patients' and nurses' experience of catheter maintenance using a polyhexanide-based solution (PS) in everyday practice. Methods: Retrospective analysis of data was collected for a product evaluation. PS was used twice a week for five weeks. Findings: The study included 42 patients, 30 (71%) men and 12 women (29%). After five weeks of rinsing catheters with PS, nine patients reported no or decreased frequency of CAUTI, eight a better quality of life, eight reduced blockage, seven a decrease in odour and five fewer catheter changes. Three patients reported no benefit from PS use. Nurses reported that fewer visits were needed and consumption of disposables was lower. Conclusions: User experiences suggest that, as a novel means of catheter maintenance, PS has the potential to reduce catheter-associated complications such as CAUTI, improve quality of life and reduce healthcare costs.

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