For this 2024 update of the guidelines ‘Catheterisation - Urethral Intermittent in Adults’ (2013), we did broad and comprehensive literature searches covering the whole subject. All records identified from the searches were screened according to the predefined eligibility criteria. We identified new and relevant evidence which we appraised through a structured assessment. We included 112 new references in the text. Following the new evidence, we have assessed all recommendations and rephrased when unclear and reduced the number of recommendations from 78 to
57 to aid in their implementation. Likewise, the whole document has been carefully reviewed and ambiguous text has been revised.
Specific changes include:
- 6.0 - Complications. The section has been updated with clear definitions.
- 7.0 - Updated the catheter material, included new catheter designs and removed help devices that were not available anymore.
- 14.0 - Patient perspective/experience with intermittent catheterisation. The section is new and covers the patient perspective and which barriers and facilitators patients experience