Impacts of electrical stimulation biofeedback combined with intermittent catheterization on bladder function and urinary tract infection in patients with urinary retention after stroke
Objective To investigate the impacts of electrical stimulation biofeedback com-bined with intermittent catheterization on bladder function and urinary tract infection in patients with u-rinary retention after stroke.Methods A total of 100 patients with urinary retention after stroke who were hospitalized in our hospital from November 2021 to November 2022 were selected as the research objects.The patients were randomly divided into two groups on average.The control group was treated with intermittent catheterization,and the observation group was treated with biofeedback electric stimu-lation therapeutic apparatus on the basis of the treatment of the control group.The clinical efficacy,quality of life scores,changes of bladder function indicators(bladder volume,residual urine volume,maximum urinary flow rate)and urinary tract infection of the two groups were compared.Results The total effective rate of clinical treatment in the observation group was higher than that in the control group[94.00%(47/50)vs.80.00%(40/50),P<0.05].After treatment,the social function,physiological function,emotional function,and mental health scores in both groups were significantly improved compared to before treatment,and those in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(all P<0.05).After treatment,the bladder capacity and maximum urine flow rate of both groups were significantly increased,while residual urine volume was significantly reduced.Mo-reover,the above indicators in the observation group changed more significantly than those in the con-trol group(all P<0.05).There were 2 cases(4.00%)of urinary tract infections in the observation group,and 8 cases(16.00%)of urinary tract infections in the control group,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(x2=4.141,P<0.05).Conclusions Electrical stimula-tion biofeedback combined with intermittent catheterization has a obvious effect on patients with urinary retention after stroke,which can effectively promote the recovery of bladder function and improve the quality of life of patients.