Determining the reliability of ultrasound measurements and the validity of the formulae for ultrasound estimation of postvoid residual bladder volume in postpartum women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-260

  Yip, Shing Kai ^a,b   Sahota, Daljit ^a   Chang, Allan Ming Zing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bladder; Post partum; Ultrasound; Urinary retention; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; PUERPERIUM; RELIABILITY; RESIDUAL URINE; URINE RETENTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0038753971     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10112     Document Type: Article

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