Acute urinary retention: What is the impact on patients' quality of life?

BJU International

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-76

  Thomas, Kay ^a,b   Oades, Grenville ^a   Taylor Hay, Cathy ^a   Kirby, Roger S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute urinary retention; BPH; Catheterization; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY COLIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINE RETENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; COLIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 12544252574     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.05254.x     Document Type: Article

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