EVALUATION OF PAIN AND CATHETER-RELATED BLADDER DISCOMFORT RELATIVE TO BALLOON VOLUMES OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Karunamoorthy R, Harry Santhaseelan Williams, Venkata Bhargava Boppana

Abstract


PURPOSE: To evaluate patients' tolerance to indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) before and after reducing their balloon
volumes. IUCs are a source of discomfort or pain.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: All consecutive patients hospitalized in our department with IUCs were included during the study period with
some exclusion. Each patient was his/her own control before and two hours after reduction of the balloon volume (RBV) by half using two types
of assessments, a visual analog scale for pain and a catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) symptom questionnaire.
RESULTS: Forty-nine patients were included in our study that completed the assessments. The mean scores for pain before and after RBVs were
2.80 and 2.02, respectively. The difference was signicant (p<0.05). The mean grades of the CRBD before and after RBVs were 1.02 and 0.75,
respectively. The difference was signicant (p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:
A 50% RBV has shown a signicant amelioration in tolerating the catheter.


Keywords


Clinical Protocols; Pain Management; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Bladder; Urinary Catheters

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