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Use of a portable bladder scanner to reduce the incidence of bladder catheterisation prior to laparoscopy
Author(s) -
Moselhi Marsham,
Morgan Margery
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2001.00101.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , surgery
The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of estimating bladder volume with a dedicated portable ultrasound device immediately prior to gynaecological laparoscopy. Catheterisation was performed if the estimated volume was greater than 100 ml. Forty consecutive women were studied prospectively. Twenty‐six women did not require catheterisation. The procedure was quick and effective in safely reducing the frequency of pre‐operative catheterisation.