Teaching patients clean intermittent self-catheterisation prior to anti-incontinence or prolapse surgery: is it necessary in women with obstructive voiding dysfunction?

摘要

To determine the value of pre-operative teaching of clean intermittent self-catheterisation (CISC) in women who undergo anti-incontinence and/or prolapse surgery and who are at ‘high risk’ to have post-operative incomplete bladder emptying.