Intermittent self-catheterisation.

Intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) or carer/nurse-assisted clinically clean intermittent catheterisation (CCIC) has developed over the past 20 years as a means of treating patients with bladder-emptying problems. It is now recognised as one of the safest methods of managing patients, especially those with neurogenic bladder disorders. ISC has been demonstrated to reduce infection hazards and greatly improve the lives of many patients with micturition disorders (Lapides et al, 1972).