QSCIS

Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service

Resources

Catheter blockage

Long-term catheterisation is common, and often necessary, for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) but can pose risks an...

Purple urine bag syndrome

Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) results from a combination of bacteriuria or infection with a gram-negative bacteria an...

Urinary tract infections

Why are people with spinal cord injury at higher risk of developing urinary tract infections? Urinary tract infections (...

Bladder complications

Equipment and assistive technology

There are a variety of devices that can support bladder management. Below are some common examples of devices that are a...

Bladder medications

Anticholinergic medications for detrusor overactivity The body of the detrusor is comprised of smooth muscle that contai...

Surgical options for bladder management

Below is a list of surgical procedures that may be performed to manage detrusor overactivity and bladder sphincter dysfu...

Other conservative bladder methods

Tapping and expressing Tapping and expressing, a procedure that is no longer recommended, was previously used to manageĀ ...

Intermittent clean self-catheterisation (ICSC)

Intermittent clean self-catheterisation (ICSC) is the periodic insertion of a catheter into the bladder, via the urethra...

Indwelling catheters

Urethral and suprapubic catheters A urethral catheter (also called an indwelling catheter, or IDC) is inserted into the ...