title: Reproducibility of urethral pressure profiles in clinically normal sexually intact female dogs by use of microtransducer catheters.
abstract: Urethral pressures profiles (UPP) obtained by use of microtransducer catheters were determined in 8 anestrous sexually intact female Beagles during general anesthesia. A UPP study consisted of 3 consecutive recordings, and 4 UPP studies were repeated at an interval of 5 days in each dog. Maximal urethral pressure (cm of H2O), bladder pressure (cm of H2O), and anatomic urethral length (cm) were recorded. Maximal urethral closure pressure (cm of H2O) was calculated. Mean +/- SD (for all measurements) maximal urethral closure pressure was 12.8 +/- 5.6 cm of H2O (range, 2.4 to 25.2 cm of H2O). Maximal urethral closure pressure was significantly (P < 0.05) decreased during the first recording period (11.4 +/- 5.8 cm of H2O), compared with the second (13.0 +/- 5.2 cm of H2O) or third (14.1 +/- 5.7 cm of H2O) recording periods within a UPP study (3 consecutive recordings). Mean maximal difference in urethral closure pressure during a single UPP study was 4.8 +/- 2.4 cm of H2O. Significant difference in maximal urethral closure pressure was not observed between studies. Mean (for all measurements) anatomic urethral length was 6.2 +/- 0.9 cm (4.1 to 7.8 cm). Anatomic urethral length was significantly (P < 0.05) less during the first recording period (6.1 +/- 0.9 cm), compared with values for the second and third periods (6.3 +/- 0.9 cm, 6.4 +/- 0.9 cm respectively). Anatomic urethral length for time 3 was significantly (P < 0.05) less than the value for time 1 (5.8 +/- 0.7 cm vs 6.6 +/- 0.8 cm).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproduction, Veterinary Medical Faculty of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hubler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wiestner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heckmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruesch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D011312:Pressure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014160:Transducers, Pressure / Q000662:veterinary; D014521:Urethra / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*