Open AccessCOUGH TRANSMISSION RATIO: AN INDICATOR OF SUBURETHRAL VAGINAL WALL TENSION RATHER THAN URETHRAL CLOSURE?
Author(s) -
Petros Peter E. Papa,
Ulmsten Ulf I.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1990.tb08029.x
Subject(s) - medicine , closure (psychology) , transmission (telecommunications) , surgery , economics , market economy , electrical engineering , engineering
The significance of cough transmission ratios (CTR) in 6 unoperated and 15 previously operated patients is discussed. It is concluded that CTR is an index of periurethral muscle contractile activity, and vaginal wall tension, rather than urethral closure.