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OBJECTIVE: To determine, in a prospective study, whether detrusor pressure (pdet.Qmax) and maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) measurements obtained after filling to maximum cystometric capacity (MCC) differ from those obtained with filling restricted to average voided volume (V void), as standard protocols for pressure flow studies (PFS) mandate bladder filling until the subject has a strong desire to void, which aids standardization but further divorces the test from real-life experience. PATIENTS AND METHODS: After calculating the appropriate sample size, 84 patients attending for PFS with an adequately completed 3-day frequency-volume chart were recruited. Each underwent two consecutive PFS with filling to MCC and average Vvoid in a random order, and measurements of p det.Qmax and Qmax were compared. For men, the agreement for a diagnosis of obstruction between the tests was also assessed. RESULTS: Complete data were obtained from 76 (90%) of the patients, with a mean (range) age of 64 (20-94) years. The mean (SD) difference between MCC and average V void was 134 (113) mL (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences between estimates of Qmax, at -0.1 (3) mL/s (P = 0.75), and of pdet.Qmax, at -1 (13) CmH2O (P = 0.91), obtained within each patient. For men there was 91% agreement (32 of 35) in the classification of obstruction. CONCLUSIONS: Restriction of filling to the average Vvoid during PFS allows a closer approximation to normal voiding and results in no clinically relevant change to the value of standard pressure-flow measurements or alters individual classification of obstruction. © 2005 BJU International.
Author(s): Sahadevan K, Leonard AS, Pickard RS
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: BJU International
Year: 2005
Volume: 96
Issue: 3
Pages: 345-349
Print publication date: 01/08/2005
ISSN (print): 14644096
ISSN (electronic): 1464-410X
Publisher: Wiley
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05629.x
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05629.x
PubMed id: 16042728
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