Open AccessNursing ultrasound examination in catheterization
Author(s) -
L. Romei,
Antonietta Sabatini,
Catia Biagioni
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
emergency care journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2282-2054
pISSN - 1826-9826
DOI - 10.4081/ecj.2007.6.30
Subject(s) - medicine , residual urine , ultrasound , urine , emergency department , residual volume , residual , urology , nursing , radiology , prostate , lung volumes , algorithm , cancer , lung , computer science
Ultrasound (US) examination of the bladder can precisely determine the bladder volume and is a useful tool in estimating the residual urine volume. Its application is consequently recommended as an alternative to catheterization for the determination of residual urine. Moreover it represents a simple, noninvasive method to predict the outcome of a voiding trial following acute urine retention based on intravesical prostatic protrusion and on the US pattern of the bladder content. In this article, the Authors review the implementation and results of a bladder US program developed for non-medical caregivers at one Emergency Department