Journal article
The Use of an Ultrasound Bladder Scanning Device in Women Undergoing Urogynaecologic Surgery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of using a bladder scanner to measure post-voiding residual urine volume with measurement by intermittent catheterization in a postoperative urogynaecology population.
METHODS: Prior to implementation of the study, nurses were trained in the use of a bladder ultrasound scanner. Post-void residual urine volume in postoperative patients was assessed by a nurse with the scanner; a second nurse, blinded to the …
Authors
Fedorkow DM; Dore S; Cotton A
Journal
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 27, No. 10, pp. 945–948
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2005
DOI
10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30740-x
ISSN
1701-2163