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An alternative method for determining daily bladder perception

Erim Erdem1, Sinan Karazindiyanoglu, Suleyman Ulger

  • 1Department of Urology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. erdemerim@mersin.edu.tr

Urology
|November 3, 2009
PubMed

Insights

Daily bladder sensations in children do not correlate with cystometry findings. However, repeated daily recordings show strong correlation, suggesting a need for further reliability comparisons between methods for evaluating bladder perception.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Pediatrics
  • Clinical Research

Background:

  • Cystometry, a common tool for assessing bladder function, may present unphysiologic conditions.
  • Evaluating bladder perception in children requires reliable and non-invasive methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate a novel tool for evaluating bladder perceptions in children.
  • To compare daily voiding chart data with cystometry measurements.

Main Methods:

  • 25 children with primary monosymptomatic enuresis (mean age 11) participated.
  • Children recorded normal desire (ND) and strong desire (SD) durations daily.
  • Cystometry measured volume (ml) and duration (sec) to perceived ND and SD.

Main Results:

  • Cystometry showed strong correlation between duration (sec) and volume (ml) for ND/SD.
  • Repeated daily recordings (3 times) demonstrated strong intra-subject correlation for ND, SD, and ND/SD.
  • No significant correlation was found between daily recorded durations and cystometry-perceived durations for ND or SD.

Conclusions:

  • Daily recorded bladder sensations do not correlate with those measured during cystometry.
  • The high correlation of repeated daily recordings suggests their potential reliability.
  • Further studies are needed to compare the reliability of daily voiding charts versus cystometry for bladder perception assessment.
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