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Tolerability and morbidity of urodynamic testing: a questionnaire-based study.

Yokoyama T, Nozaki K, Nose H, Inoue M, Nishiyama Y, Kumon H

Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan. uroyoko@md.okayama-u.ac.jp

OBJECTIVES: To determine the tolerability and morbidity rate of multichannel urodynamics (UDS). METHODS: A total of 154 consecutive patients were included in the present study; 87 men and 67 women underwent UDS and completed a questionnaire. All patients undergoing UDS were given a two-part questionnaire. The first part, given immediately after UDS, contained four questions regarding pain, embarrassment, and physical burden (assessed with a visual analogue scale on which 0 = not at all, 10 = unbearable), as well as willingness to undergo UDS again. The second part, given within 2 weeks after UDS, contained five questions regarding micturition pain, gross hematuria, dysuria, cloudy urine, and fever episodes after UDS. Urine specimens were also analyzed. RESULTS: The mean (+/-SD) degrees of pain, embarrassment, and physical burden were 2.27 +/- 2.53, 2.59 +/- 2.69, and 1.76 +/- 2.43, respectively, and 73.6% of men and 80.6% of women were willing to repeat UDS. The most common complaint after UDS was micturition pain. Two men and 1 woman had fever after UDS; there was no relationship between fever and urinary tract infections. Urinalysis showed that 4.6% of men and 7.5% of women had leukocyturia after the investigation. CONCLUSIONS: The complication rates of UDS were relatively low. For most patients, UDS were tolerable and acceptable. Proper informed consent is necessary.

Published 14 July 2005 in Urology, 66(1): 74-6.
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