EVALUATION OF PAIN AND CATHETER-RELATED BLADDER DISCOMFORT RELATIVE TO BALLOON VOLUMES OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

KARUNAMOORTHY R; HARRY SANTHASEELAN WILLIAMS; VENKATA BHARGAVA BOPPANA

Volume : X, Issue : I, January - 2020

EVALUATION OF PAIN AND CATHETER-RELATED BLADDER DISCOMFORT RELATIVE TO BALLOON VOLUMES OF INDWELLING URINARY CATHETERS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Karunamoorthy R, Harry Santhaseelan Williams, Venkata Bhargava Boppana

Abstract :

Purpose To evaluate patients‘ tolerance to indwelling urinary catheters (IUCs) before and after reducing their balloon volumes. IUCs are a source of discomfort or pain. Materials and Methods All consecutive patients hospitalized in our department with IUCs were included during the study period with some exclusion. Each patient was his/her own control before and two hours after reduction of the balloon volume (RBV) by half using two types of assessments, a visual analog scale for pain and a catheter–related bladder discomfort (CRBD) symptom questionnaire. Results Forty–nine patients were included in our study that completed the assessments. The mean scores for pain before and after RBVs were 2.80 and 2.02, respectively. The difference was significant (p<0.05). The mean grades of the CRBD before and after RBVs were 1.02 and 0.75, respectively. The difference was significant (p<0.05). Conclusions A 50% RBV has shown a significant amelioration in tolerating the catheter.