[Urine collection and pain in pediatric emergency departments].
In cases of suspected urinary infection when babies are admitted to emergency departments, a cyto-bacteriological urine test is necessary. Collection bags are associated with a high risk of "false positives" while catheterisation is an invasive technique. Nursing teams in the paediatric emergency departments of Limoges and Poissy general hospitals carried out a study to assess the benefits of both methods, the feasibility of catheterisation in children under 3 months and the pain this procedure causes. They also examined the children's, nurses' and parents' own experiences of the treatment.
Département de pédiatrie, CHREC, Hôpital de la mère et de l'enfant, CHU Limoges, France. charlesophie.lamy@me.com
Charles
C
Lamy
Monique
M
Voyle
Cécile
C
Etoubleau
Marianne
M
Reveret
Vincent
V
Guigonis
Philippe
P
Blanc
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016482:Urinalysis; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*