Associated risk factors for acute urinary retention among patients presenting with benign prostatic hyperplasia at a tertiary care hospital in Nepal
| Autor: | Narayan Thapa, Sunil Basukala, Kunda Bikram Shah, Bikash Bahadur Rayamajhi, Dhirendra Ayer, Bikram Basukala, Saurav Karki, Sanjeeb Bhakta Bista |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences. 8:87-93 |
| ISSN: | 2091-2757 2091-2749 |
| DOI: | 10.3126/jpahs.v8i3.30335 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Acute urinary retention (AUR) is an important public health issue in older male population with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Various risk factors are associated with increased incidence of AUR among patients with BPH being managed conservatively. Method: A retrospective analysis was performed AUR with BPH among patients in Shree Birendra Hospital (SBH), Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal for a period of one year. Study variables included patient age, serum prostate specific antigen (PSA), prostate volume, history of AUR, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other comorbid diseases. The SPSS was used for data analysis, X2 test to find out the association and a p4.5 ng/mL (p0.05). Conclusion: Our study showed that increasing age, high prostate volume, high serum PSA, diabetes and smoking had increased incidence of AUR among patients with BPH. |
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