Bedside assessment: urodynamic examination at a patient’s bedside

Česká verzia

Authors: R. Zachoval ¹; V. Borovička ¹; J. Krhut ²
Authors place of work: Urologické oddělení Fakultní Thomayerovy nemocnice s poliklinikou, Praha Primář: doc. MUDr. Roman Zachoval, Ph. D. ¹; Urologické oddělení Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava Primář: MUDr. Jan Krhut, Ph. D. ²
Published in the journal: Prakt. Lék. 2009; 89(8): 445-446
Category: Of different specialties

Summary

Diagnosis and treatment of incontinence in older patients with restricted mobility is often inadequate because it is difficult to evaluate. A suitable assessment technique is described in the following article.

Key words:
incontinence, bedside assessment.

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