Nursing ultrasound examination in catheterization


https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2007.6.30
Vol. 3 No. 6 (2007)
Submitted: 17 February 2013
Accepted: 17 February 2013
Published: 14 December 2007
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  • Luca Romei
    lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
    Soccorso, Medicina e Chirurgia d’Urgenza. ASL 2 Lucca, Ospedale di Castelnuovo Garfagnana, .
  • Antonietta Sabatini Soccorso, Medicina e Chirurgia d’Urgenza. ASL 2 Lucca, Ospedale di Castelnuovo Garfagnana, .
  • Catia Biagioni Soccorso, Medicina e Chirurgia d’Urgenza. ASL 2 Lucca, Ospedale di Castelnuovo Garfagnana, .
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.

Romei, L., Sabatini, A., & Biagioni, C. (2007). Nursing ultrasound examination in catheterization. Emergency Care Journal, 3(6), 30–34. https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2007.6.30

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