Short-term reproducibility of cystometry and pressure-flow micturition studies in healthy women

✍ Scribed by Soren Brostrom; Poul Jennum; Gunnar Lose

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 117 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0733-2467
• DOI: 10.1002/nau.10019

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Aims

To evaluate the reproducibility of cystometry and pressure flow studies in women. We wanted to explore any clinically relevant effect of repeated, same‐session cystometry.

Methods

Thirty healthy women with a mean age of 52 years were investigated with repeat medium‐fill water cystometry and pressure‐flow micturition studies in a single session.

Results

Large test‐retest variability was noted, with wide limits of agreement. Of statistical significance was an increase of first desire (FD) and normal desire (ND), and a decrease in bladder opening pressure. Maximum cystometric capacity was unchanged.

Conclusions

Although the nature of the conditioning effect of the first fill remains to be explored, the phenomenon could possibly be used for improved urodynamic diagnosis. Neurourol. Urodynam. 21:457–460, 2002. © Wiley‐Liss, Inc.