Kobi Stav1, Yishai H Rappaport2, Ilia Beberashvili3, Amnon Zisman1. 1. Department of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel. 2. Department of Urology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel. Electronic address: yhrapp@gmail.com. 3. Department of Nephrology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess whether urethral pain during male catheterization can be reduced if the patient is instructed to void during the insertion of the catheter. METHODS:Ninety-six males (age 66 ± 13) who were referred for multichannel urodynamic study were prospectively randomized to 2 groups according to the catheter insertion technique: (1) patients who were instructed to void during catheterization, and (2) patients who had no guidance prior or during catheterization. Exclusion criteria were the following: use of analgesics within the previous 24 hours, active urinary tract infection, indwelling urethral catheter, pre-existing urethral pain, and known urethral stricture or inability to cooperate with pain assessment due to mental disorders. A 0 to 10 visual analog pain scale was filled in different time points: prior and immediately after instillation of the lubricant gel into the urethra, immediately after the insertion of the catheter, and 15 minutes after the test. RESULTS: Study groups did not differ in terms of demographic, clinical, and urodynamic parameters. The median visual analog pain scale during catheterization was 2 (interquartile range 1-3) and 4 (interquartile range 3-5) in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P < .001). There were no differences in the reported scores in the other checkpoints. CONCLUSION:Pain level during urethral cauterization in males can be significantly reduced when the patient is instructed to void during the insertion of the catheter into the urethra.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess whether urethral pain during male catheterization can be reduced if the patient is instructed to void during the insertion of the catheter. METHODS: Ninety-six males (age 66 ± 13) who were referred for multichannel urodynamic study were prospectively randomized to 2 groups according to the catheter insertion technique: (1) patients who were instructed to void during catheterization, and (2) patients who had no guidance prior or during catheterization. Exclusion criteria were the following: use of analgesics within the previous 24 hours, active urinary tract infection, indwelling urethral catheter, pre-existing urethral pain, and known urethral stricture or inability to cooperate with pain assessment due to mental disorders. A 0 to 10 visual analog pain scale was filled in different time points: prior and immediately after instillation of the lubricant gel into the urethra, immediately after the insertion of the catheter, and 15 minutes after the test. RESULTS: Study groups did not differ in terms of demographic, clinical, and urodynamic parameters. The median visual analog pain scale during catheterization was 2 (interquartile range 1-3) and 4 (interquartile range 3-5) in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P < .001). There were no differences in the reported scores in the other checkpoints. CONCLUSION:Pain level during urethral cauterization in males can be significantly reduced when the patient is instructed to void during the insertion of the catheter into the urethra.