Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Oct 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialDoes the use of volumetric bladder ultrasound improve the success rate of suprapubic aspiration of urine?
To determine whether a volumetric bladder scanner can improve the success rate of suprapubic aspiration and whether there is an optimal volume of urine required in the bladder before suprapubic aspiration should be attempted. ⋯ The volumetric bladder scanner is a rapid, safe, and accurate device that, in this study, greatly improved the success rate of suprapubic aspiration in small children. It also helped to avoid time delays or multiple blind attempts at suprapubic aspiration by predicting volumes at which suprapubic aspiration should or should not be attempted.