title: Risk factors for an elevated postvoid residual urine volume in women with symptoms of urinary urgency, frequency and urge incontience.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify factors in patients with symptoms of urgency/frequency or urge incontinence that predict that the postvoid residual urine volume (PVR) will be elevated. A restrospective chart review was carried out of all patients new to our urogynecology practice between June 1998 and May 1999, with symptoms of urgency, frequency and/or urge incontinence. Demographic variables, symptoms and physical findings were correlated with the presence of an elevated PVR (>100 ml) using logistic regression analysis. An elevated PVR was found in 10% (33/336) of patients with urge incontinence (UI). and in 5% (3/57) of patients with urgency/frequency without UI. In patients with UI the presence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) > or = stage II, symptoms of voiding difficulty and the absence of the symptom of stress incontinence, predicted 82% of patients with an elevated PVR.
authors.affiliation: Rush Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaffar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brubaker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014556:Urine
chemical_list: D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists