Maintain pressure on reforms to protect NHSContinence problems affect children with renal failure
Continence problems such as lower urinary tract symptoms are common in children with chronic renal failure according to Swedish researchers.
The researchers studied forty children with renal failure (13 had urological disorders and 27 had non- urological disorders).
Their bladder function was assessed using bladder diaries, uroflowmetry and bladder ultrasound.
Signs of bladder dysfunction were found in 13 of 13 children (100%) with urological disorders and 16 of 27 (59%) with non-urological disorders.
The authors suggest that screening for bladder dysfunction in children with renal failure is important so that dysfunction can be corrected before transplantation.
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