| Assessing the effectiveness of different urinary catheters in emptying the bladder: an application of transvaginal ultrasound. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 2684335 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
The effectiveness of different types of urinary catheters in completely draining the bladder has not been tested. Transvaginal ultrasound, which is able to measure bladder volumes in women from 2 to 175 ml, provides a means of measuring any fluid volume remaining in the bladder following catheter drainage. Using transvaginal ultrasound, the post-catheterisation bladder volumes were measured in 26 female patients; 14 underwent urethral catheterisation using either a 14F short plastic female catheter or a Foley catheter of the same size (balloon not inflated); 12 had an indwelling 12F suprapublic catheter following bladder neck surgery. The mean post-catheterisation bladder volumes after using the short plastic female and Foley catheters were less than 1 ml and 77 ml respectively. A short plastic catheter should be used in women to collect the residual urine volume by urethral catheterisation. A Foley catheter is relatively ineffective in this task. A 12F suprapubic catheter was found to drain the bladder relatively well. The mean post-catheterisation bladder volume was 35 ml. Prior to removing a suprapubic catheter post-operatively, it is recommended that the residual urine volume (measured using the suprapubic catheter) be checked by measuring the post-catheterisation bladder volume (using either a short plastic catheter or transvaginal ultrasound). |
| | |
Authors:
|
B T Haylen; M I Frazer; J H MacDonald |
Related Documents
:
|
23277875 - Ratio of leukotriene e(4) to exhaled nitric oxide and the therapeutic response in child... 22696575 - Short-term exercise training augments sympathetic vasoconstrictor responsiveness and en... 8604405 - Vaginal prolapse: management with nonsurgical techniques. 22692105 - Effects of functional exercises in the warm-up on sprint performances. 7137875 - Factors predicting the result of physical training after acute myocardial infarction. 20155515 - Review of the physiology of human thermal comfort while exercising in urban landscapes ... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: British journal of urology Volume: 64 ISSN: 0007-1331 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Urol Publication Date: 1989 Oct |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1989-12-22 Completed Date: 1989-12-22 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 15740090R Medline TA: Br J Urol Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 353-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Liverpool Hospital. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Drainage Female Humans Ultrasonography* Urinary Bladder / pathology* Urinary Catheterization / methods* Urinary Incontinence, Stress / pathology, therapy Vagina |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Verification of the accuracy and range of transvaginal ultrasound in measuring bladder volumes in wo...
Next Document: Detection of recurrent bladder tumours by transrectal and abdominal ultrasound compared with cystosc...