Premium
Measurements of urethral pressure profiles in the male horse
Author(s) -
RONEN N.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1994.tb04332.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urology , sedation , xylazine , urinary system , urinary incontinence , catheter , horse , anesthesia , surgery , biology , ketamine , paleontology
Summary Urinary tract pressure profiles were evaluated in 6 clinically normal geldings over 3 consecutive days. This was performed by introducing a 1.3 m‐long cuffed catheter into the urinary tract, under xylazine sedation (0.8 mg/kg, iv). The method was reproducible. The mean (±sd) intra‐vesicular pressure (IVP) and maximal urethral closure pressures (MUCP) were 10.3 (±1.7) and 129.8 (±19.6) cmH 2 O, respectively, and the ratio between MUCP and IVP was 13.2 (±2.5). A gelding with urinary incontinence showed a significantly lower MUCP (73.4 cmH 2 0), and an MUCP to IVP ratio of 8.0. It was concluded that the day‐to‐day variation was non‐significant, and that the technique may be useful in the differential diagnosis of urinary incontinence in male horses.