Reliability of an Automatic Ultrasound System in the Post Partum Period in Measuring Urinary Retention.
From: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Deventer Ziekenhuis, Deventer, The Netherlands.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
- Publish Date: 2006
- ISSN: 0001-6349
- Volume: 85
- Issue: 5
- Pages: 604-7
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Van Os Adriana F M, Van der Linden Paul J Q, et al. Reliability of an Automatic Ultrasound System in the Post Partum Period in Measuring Urinary Retention.. 2006;85:604-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Urinary retention in the post partum period may lead to short- and long-term complications. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reliability of an automatic ultrasound system to measure the volume of the bladder post partum. METHODS: About 85 women, who delivered vaginally were observed 6 hr post partum. When the bladder volume measured by BladderScan BVI 3000 was more than 300 ml, it was compared with the bladder volume measured by catheterization. RESULTS: Ten additional catheterizations were performed by using BladderScan BVI 3000, when compared with the number of estimated cathetharizations based on clinical indications. Eight women had a residual volume of more than 300 ml, of whom two got an indwelling catheter. Using Bland-Altman methods, there was no significant difference in volumes measured by BladderScan BVI 3000 or by catheterization. Also, there was no significant difference between two observers. CONCLUSION: The BladderScan BVI 3000 is a reliable and non-invasive method to recognize urinary retention in the post partum period.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Female, Humans, Prospective Studies, Puerperal Disorders, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Factors, Urinary Bladder, Urinary Catheterization, Urinary Retention
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