Management of Hematuria All You Always Wanted to Know

Abstract

Hematuria is a frequent condition with important health and economic consequences. There is a need for nurses and urologists to improve their assessment acknowledgments and skills about this multifaced entity. The aim of this paper is to review all current knowledge about the best way to manage this important problem including a prioritized list of steps taken to stop or diminish bleeding, to assess whether a catheter is blocked, to solve all related problems and maintain catheter patency for continuous bladder irrigation. There is a lack of written information and basic formation trainning about the steps that should be done in case of hematuria and, notoriously, the best way to perform a bladder washout in an effective way.

Evaluation of urinary catheters for effective manual bladder washout

“…Gross hematuria is claimed to involve 4% of all urological visits 1 . Occasionally, it causes urinary retention by blood clot formation, which is a common emergency in urological practice.…”