Introduction The acquisition of non-contaminated urine samples in pre-continent infants remains a challenge.The Quick Wee method uses bladder stimulation to induce voiding.A previous randomized trial showed a higher r...Introduction The acquisition of non-contaminated urine samples in pre-continent infants remains a challenge.The Quick Wee method uses bladder stimulation to induce voiding.A previous randomized trial showed a higher rate of voiding within 5 minutes using this method.We evaluated this method in an Irish hospital providing secondary care.Methods A non-blinded,randomized,controlled trial was carried out.Eligible infants were between 1 and 12 months of age,who required urine sampling as part of clinical care.Participants were randomly allocated to receive the intervention(Quick Wee Method—supra-pubic stimulation with cold saline)or the control(usual care—clean catch with no bladder stimulation)for 5 min.Primary outcome was voiding of urine within 5 min.Results A total of 140 infants were included in this study(73 in intervention group;67 in control group).Baseline characteristics were similar.25%in the intervention group passed urine in the 5-min trial period compared with 18%in the control group[P=0.4,absolute diference 7%(95%confdence interval:−7%to+20%)].Conclusion The Quick Wee method is a simple and inexpensive intervention that did not show a statistically signifcant increase in urine samples obtained in pre-continent infants.展开更多
文摘Introduction The acquisition of non-contaminated urine samples in pre-continent infants remains a challenge.The Quick Wee method uses bladder stimulation to induce voiding.A previous randomized trial showed a higher rate of voiding within 5 minutes using this method.We evaluated this method in an Irish hospital providing secondary care.Methods A non-blinded,randomized,controlled trial was carried out.Eligible infants were between 1 and 12 months of age,who required urine sampling as part of clinical care.Participants were randomly allocated to receive the intervention(Quick Wee Method—supra-pubic stimulation with cold saline)or the control(usual care—clean catch with no bladder stimulation)for 5 min.Primary outcome was voiding of urine within 5 min.Results A total of 140 infants were included in this study(73 in intervention group;67 in control group).Baseline characteristics were similar.25%in the intervention group passed urine in the 5-min trial period compared with 18%in the control group[P=0.4,absolute diference 7%(95%confdence interval:−7%to+20%)].Conclusion The Quick Wee method is a simple and inexpensive intervention that did not show a statistically signifcant increase in urine samples obtained in pre-continent infants.
