Objectives: Acute urinary retention (AUR) can occur as a complication after surgery or cardiac catheterization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of wet gauze on relief of AUR in male patients after cardiac catheterization.
Methods: In this randomized controlled clinical trial, 36 male patients developing AUR after cardiac catheterization in Afshar Hospital, Yazd, Iran, were allocated to three groups; 13 patients in the group of immersed gauze in tepid water (40 centigrade), 12 patients in the dry gauze group, and 11 patients in the group without any intervention. The gauze was applied on symphysis pubis area. Elimination of AUR was compared between the three groups using chi-square analysis. One-way analysis of variance was used to find significant differences among the three groups regarding the time of relief from AUR.
Results: The frequency of the relief of AUR was 61.5%, 25 %, and 9.1% in the groups of wet gauze, dry gauze and without intervention, respectively. There was a significant difference in relief of AUR among all groups (P = 0.022). The difference in relief of AUR between wet gauze group and other two groups was significant, too (P = 0.007). There was no significant difference in the time of relief of AUR among the three groups.
Conclusions: According to the results of the study, it can be recommended to apply a gauze immersed in tepid water on the suprapubic area in male patients after cardiac catheterization to relieve AUR.
Background and Aims:To assess psychotic-like experiences and their correlates in a large sample of urban dwelling general population in Tehran, the capital city of Iran.Methods:A random sample of 2158 subjects aged 18 -65 residing in a densely populated area in southern Tehran was surveyed. Psychotic-like experiences were assessed with the Symptom Checklist–90–Revised (SCL90-R) symptom dimensions “paranoid ideation” and “psychoticism”. Paykel's Interview for Recent Life Events was used to examine recent and past stressful life events.Results:Using “moderately experienced” cut-off level, the prevalence of psychoticism symptoms ranged from 9.4% (Having thoughts that are not your own) to 18.4% (The idea that you should be punished for sins); paranoid symptoms were reported in 24% (Having ideas that other do not share) to 50.3% (Feeling that most people cannot be trusted). In linear regression analyses, younger age, single or divorced marital status, past history of a psychiatric illness, and current psychological distress (as measured by GSI score in SCL90-R) were associated with psychoticism dimension, whereas female sex, past history of a psychiatric illness, current psychological distress and recent stressful life events contributed to paranoid ideations.Conclusions:A considerable proportion of a sample in an urban population in Iran displayed psychotic-like experiences. Correlates of these experiences are similar to those observed for psychiatric problems in general, and does not appear to be specific for psychotic spectrum.
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