Archives of Disease in Childhood 2008;93:423-424
Short report
Randomised trial of a vibrating bladder stimulator – the time to pee study
1 Emergency Department, Bristol Childrens Hospital, Bristol
2 Research and Development Support Unit, United Bristol Healthcare Trust, Bristol
3 Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol
Patrick Davies, Emergency Department, Bristol Childrens Hospital, Bristol, UK; daviespatrick{at}hotmail.com
This randomised, non-blinded study evaluated a vibrating bladder stimulator to facilitate collection of a urine sample from pre-continent children. The use of a bladder stimulator produced no significant time improvements in any of the analysed parameters (n = 97). We identify a population of patients who may benefit from some form of bladder stimulation.
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