Urinary catheterization should be avoided whenever possible. Clean intermittent catheterization, when practical, is preferable to long-term catheterization.

Clean intermittent catheterization is preferable to long-term catheterization. Fewer catheter changes will reduce trauma and UTI, the catheterization procedure must be sterile.

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Those using intermittent catheterization need to establish a schedule. Antibiotics should not be prescribed, but infection risk can be reduced by using antiseptic techniques, including washing the catheter.

Bladder care involves continual or intermittent catheterization. The full bladder may be detected by feeling its bulge against the abdominal wall. Urinary tract infection is a significant complication of catheterization and requires frequent monitoring.