Editorial Comment

Obtaining a Post-void Residual (PVR) is one of the most common procedures performed in Urology. In a subspecialty replete with uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing tests, measuring PVR using ultrasound is arguably unique in its minimally-invasive nature, reproducibility, and ability to deliver objective data. It is a technique which has been universally adopted and employed, albeit with little data to guide the user in interpreting its results. Indeed, several guideline statements deemed obtaining a PVR a Clinical Principle, a statement for which there may or may not be evidence in the medical literature that is widely agreed upon by clinicians.
Source: Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research