[Analysis of Bladder Tamponade at a Regional Hospital]

We retrospectively analyzed 134 patients (male, n＝84 ; female, n＝50) with bladder tamponade at a regional hospital. The median age was 84.9 years. Half the patients had been prescribed antithrombotic medication. Bladder tamponade was a result of bacterial cystitis in 50 patients (37%), urinary cancer in 31 patients (23%), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in 14 patients (10%), iatrogenic injury in nine patients (7%), radiation cystitis in six patients (4%) and others in 25 patients (19%). The most common cause of bladder tamponade was bacterial cystitis. In female patients, 64% had bacterial cystitis and 42% used diapers. Of the patients with bacterial cystitis, 80% experienced dysuria. Patients with bladder tamponade had a high rate of antithrombotic drug use. Dysuria and antithrombotic drugs aggravate bladder tamponade. In an aging society, the number of patients with dysuria and antithrombotic drug use is increasing. We believe that proper urination management and involvement in the regional urination social network will decrease the number of patients with bladder tamponade.