Introduction: We investigated the possibility that patients could carry out a urine flow assessment at home by themselves, in comfort, without expense and without the use of equipment. We compared this strategy of "Do-It-Yourself" (DIY) uroflowmetry with traditional, hospital uroflowmetry. Materials and methods: One hundred and twenty patients were enrolled. The patients underwent conventional, free uroflowmetry in hospital. Subsequently, the patients were asked to carry out the following procedure at home: urinate into a graduated container to quantify the total voided volume and determine the flow time by measuring the duration of miction with a stopwatch or simply with the second hand of a clock. This procedure had to be performed three times without preparation. Results: Hundred patients completed the study. The mean age of the patients analysed was 64.12 years. Their free uroflowmetry values were as follows: the mean voiding time was 44.28 s, the mean voided volume was 290.92 ml, the mean Qmax was 15.17 ml/s, the mean Qmean was 7.87 ml/s, and the mean post-void residual volume was 78.44 ml. The mean Qmean measured by the "DIY-uroflowmetry" was 8.33 ml/s, which was not statistically significantly different (P = 0.12). Assuming that pathological hospital uroflowmetry values are equivalent to a DIY-Qmean ≤10 ml/s and that normal hospital values are equivalent to a DIY-Qmean >10 ml/s, the concordance was 100%. Conclusions: Our proposed DIY evaluation of urine flow, together with the International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS), provides a good estimate of the results of free uroflowmetry, enabling unnecessary hospital investigations to be avoided.
Free uroflowmetry versus "do-It-Yourself" uroflowmetry in the assessment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms / G. Mombelli, S. Picozzi, G. Messina, D. Truffelli, C. Marenghi, G. Maffi, L. Carmignani. - In: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY. - ISSN 0301-1623. - 46:10(2014 Oct), pp. 1915-1919.
Titolo: | Free uroflowmetry versus "do-It-Yourself" uroflowmetry in the assessment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms |
Autori: | PICOZZI, STEFANO CARLO MARIA (Secondo) MAFFI, GABRIELE (Penultimo) CARMIGNANI, LUCA FABIO (Ultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | Benign hyperplasia; Enlargement; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Prostate; Uroflowmetry; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Humans; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Male; Middle Aged; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Rheology; Self Care; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urination; Urodynamics; Flowmeters; Nephrology; Urology; Medicine (all) |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/24 - Urologia |
Data di pubblicazione: | ott-2014 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11255-014-0733-y |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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