Bladder sensations during filling cystometry are different according to urodynamic diagnosis

Abstract

Bladder sensations experienced during cystometry are different in position and duration in relation to urodynamic diagnoses. This indicates that uniform descriptions of sensations during filling cystometry might not be appropriate to different urodynamic diagnoses.

Descriptors of sensation confirm the multidimensional nature of desire to void

“…A limitation of this study was that the sample comprised only English‐speaking Australians and thus care should be taken when extrapolating the results of this study cross culturally or internationally in jurisdictions where English is not spoken or where different variations of the English language are used. Nevertheless, the language categories developed in this study are consistent with previous reports of both recalled and induced urge/urgency sensations from countries including the United Kingdom, United States of America, and the Netherlands (Dutch language translated into English) . Recently published studies have provided some detail on the derivation of descriptors, such as use of focus groups, or interviews, whereas earlier studies appear to have derived descriptors from authors' clinical experience, or from previously published summaries of sensation .…”

Do patients with OAB experience bladder sensations in the same way as healthy volunteers? A focus group investigation

“…Digesu et al8 already addressed that, although the duration and localization of bladder sensation depends on the urodynamic diagnosis, the character of the sensation is not significantly different for the studied patient groups. Most women in the study of Digesu et al8 described their bladder sensation as a constant pressure which was confirmed in our study. These findings are important because they implicate that the differences in bladder sensation between healthy subjects and patients are not related to the character of the sensation.…”

Urodynamic Studies in Adults: AUA/SUFU Guideline

“…For some conditions associated with LUTS (such as DO), cystometry is the diagnostic standard. However, cystometry often fails to explain symptoms, 39 and the reproducibility of finding DO in the same patient can vary depending on whether the studies are performed consecutively 40 or on different days. 41 Many studies have attempted to use cystometry to help determine prognosis after various treatments for LUTS in men and women, 42,43 and the findings revealed no apparent trends.…”