The Journal of urology
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The Journal of urology · Apr 2000
Comparative StudyDifferences in bladder compliance with time and associations of bladder management with compliance in spinal cord injured patients.
Controversy continues on the optimal method of bladder management in spinal cord injured patients. We investigated the effects of bladder management on bladder compliance and changes in compliance with time. ⋯ Clean intermittent catheterization protects bladder compliance in spinal cord injured patients regardless of the level or completeness of injury and helps to prevent low compliance with time. Also, in the population studied low compliance was associated with upper tract complications. Therefore, clean intermittent catheterization is the superior method for preserving bladder compliance and preventing the upper tract complications associated with low compliance.