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Practical Urology: EssEntial PrinciPlEs and PracticE

nappy may be an electronic recording nappy so

a

that the timing is recorded directly. Coloration

 

of the urine with oral Pyridium before

 

performing pad testing can help differentiate

 

between vaginal discharge and urinary incon-

 

tinence.

 

It can be concluded that at this stage,the home

 

and/or office pad-test belongs to the repertoire

 

of preand/or postoperative outcome measures

 

in clinical research studies on urinary inconti-

 

nence.Its role in routine clinical practice remains

 

undetermined.8

 

 

b

Uroflowmetry

To assess urinary flow we use uroflowmetry. This measures the volume of urine voided per unit time, expressed as milliliters per second (mL/s).Patients void in to a flow meter (Fig.20.1), which records the following data as visualized in (Fig. 20.2).

voided volume

total volume voided

Maximum flow rate

Maximum flow rate from the

 

entire void

average flow rate

volume voided/ total flow

 

time

Flow time

time over which actual flow

 

occurred

voiding time

total duration of micturition,

 

regardless of whether flow

 

was present

time to maximum flow

time taken to achieve

 

maximum flow from the

 

onset of flow

Figure 20.1. (a) Photograph of a flowmeter, usually placed under a large funnel (b) into which the patient usually voids in private surroundings. Males stand over the funnel whereas for women it is usually placed under a commode.22

The flow rate and pattern give important clues as to the underlying dysfunction. However the major limitation of uroflowmetry is that the flow rate is a composite of both the function of the detrusor and the function of the bladder outlet/urethra, this cannot be resolved easily without pressure/flow urodynamic assessment.

Practical Points: The important factors to consider when interpreting a flow rate are the rate and pattern, in particular whether the flow is continuous or intermittent. A number of characteristic tracings have been reported, but the definition of normal remains debated in women.

Volume

Average

= Volume voided

voided

 

flow rate

Flow time

Flow rate (Q)

(ml/s) Maximum flow rate (Qmax)

 

 

Time (s)

Time to

 

 

maximum flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flow time

Figure 20.2. a typical flow meter readout demonstrating the international continence society nomenclature.22