If you can't urinate after a spinal cord injury, decide the way of emptying the bladder together with the doctor; don't leave a catheter in long term without follow-up; have the kidneys and bladder checked regularly for life
- Moderate value
- Evidence B
- Buys life
- Disputed
- Costs a little
- Takes time daily
- Long-term effort
In plain words
After a spinal cord injury, if you can't urinate, you rely on catheterization and similar methods to empty the bladder. In 70 years of data followed in the U.K., more than 10% of deaths were from the urinary and genital system. People with a catheter left in long term have about twice the rate of complications of people who catheterize themselves at set times. Whichever method is used, the kidneys and bladder have to be checked regularly for life.
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 33, tip 21. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer