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RELATION OF BLADDER PRESSURE TO BLADDER FUNCTION

RELATION OF BLADDER PRESSURE TO BLADDER FUNCTION Urologists generally exercise caution in emptying the overdistended bladder because grave complications may follow a rapid, complete evacuation of urine. Sir Henry Thompson1 tells how he wasonce summoned to help defend a brother practitioner who was charged with manslaughter because his patient died while being catheterized. The circumstances, in brief, were as follows: A man suffering with a retention was catheterized in the standing position, and after 6 pints of urine had been removed he fell dead from syncope. It must have seemed to the relatives of this unfortunate man that this untimely death could have been prevented, which was undoubtedly true. Though Thompson regarded the charge of manslaughter as outrageous, he admits that the physician erred in removing such a quantity of urine at one time and advised that catheterization be carried out in the prone position and that only a limited amount of urine be drained at http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

RELATION OF BLADDER PRESSURE TO BLADDER FUNCTION

HIRSCH, EDWIN W.
JAMA , Volume 91 (11) – Sep 15, 1928
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1928 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1928.02700110004002
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Abstract

Urologists generally exercise caution in emptying the overdistended bladder because grave complications may follow a rapid, complete evacuation of urine. Sir Henry Thompson1 tells how he wasonce summoned to help defend a brother practitioner who was charged with manslaughter because his patient died while being catheterized. The circumstances, in brief, were as follows: A man suffering with a retention was catheterized in the standing position, and after 6 pints of urine had been removed he fell dead from syncope. It must have seemed to the relatives of this unfortunate man that this untimely death could have been prevented, which was undoubtedly true. Though Thompson regarded the charge of manslaughter as outrageous, he admits that the physician erred in removing such a quantity of urine at one time and advised that catheterization be carried out in the prone position and that only a limited amount of urine be drained at

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JAMA – American Medical Association

Published: Sep 15, 1928

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