Helicopters, Catheters and the Innovators that Used Them

Advances in the care of the neurogenic bladder is a success story of the latter half of the 20th and the early 21st century. At the termination of World War II it was recognized that the majority of patients with spinal cord injuries died within two years of injury, mostly due to urologic complications secondary to neurogenic bladder. Faced with caring for a large number of these patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, England, Dr. Ludwig Guttmann introduced the first intermittent catheterization program.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research