Decreasing frequency pattern in patients with clean intermittent catheterization for bladder voiding dysfunction.

Objectives: To evaluate usefulness and morbidity of clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) using a decreasing pattern in patients with bladder voiding dysfunction (BVD) of varied etiology.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients with BVD in whom CIC was indicated. We evaluated the clinical presentation, post-void residual urine (PVR), results of the urodynamic studies (UDS), and response to CIC in a decreasing pattern, complications espeand patient adherence.