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Catheters for intermittent catheterization: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Donghui YeYuntian ChenZhongyu JianBanghua LiaoXi JinLiyuan XiangHong LiKun-Jie Wang
Published in: Spinal cord (2021)
Ready-to-use single-use catheters are associated with lower rates of UTI compared to traditional catheters. Patients may be most satisfied with the pre-activated one. For traditional single-use non-coated catheters and clean non-coated catheters, there is still no convincing evidence as to which is better. Thus, more well-designed trials are needed.
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