Evidence-based resources for healthcare professionals, patients navigating intermittent catheterization, and medical supply distributors across Canada.
For decades, rigid Coudé catheters have been the default for patients with urethral strictures and BPH. But newer flexible-tip hydrophilic designs offer meaningful clinical advantages — with less trauma and better patient tolerance.
A urethral stricture can make catheterization painful or impossible. Here's what patients need to know — and why catheter choice matters more than most people realize.
Read moreUTIs are the most common complication of CIC — but many are preventable. Evidence-based strategies drawn from Canadian best practice guidelines to reduce infection risk.
Read moreBPH is the most common reason men over 50 need catheterization. Here's what to expect, how it's treated, and why catheter design matters for men with an enlarged prostate.
Read moreIndwelling and intermittent catheters both manage bladder drainage — but they work very differently. A plain-language comparison of benefits, risks, and when each type is appropriate.
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