The efficacy of enuresis alarm on children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2015.03.006
- VernacularTitle:遗尿报警器治疗特定亚型儿童单一症状遗尿症疗效观察
- Author:
Wei GUO
;
Hong XU
;
Qian SHEN
;
Jun ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nocturnal enuresis;
enuresis alarm;
treatment;
child
- From:
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
2015;(3):222-224
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the efifcacy of alarm treatment in a sample of China monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE) children and adolescents with smaller than expected bladder capacity (EBC) for age.Methods Fifteen MNE pa-tients with a smaller than age-expected BC and without nocturia were included. All the patients were treated with enuretic alarm and water restriction 2 hours before sleep. All patients were followed up monthly. A success criterion was deifned as “14 con-secutive dry nights” after successive 2-3 months treatment. A relapse criterion was deifned as “more than two wet nights every two weeks” after therapy discontinuation. The relapsed patients were treated with enuretic alarm and followed up again.Results The patients consisted of 9 boys and 6 girls. The mean age was 9.76±4.24 years (6-15 years). Thirteen patients were successfully cured after three months treatment. Two patients discontinued the treatment and received the treatment of desmopressin. Five patients relapsed and received the enuresis alarm treatment again. Four patients had never relapsed, and one failed. The cure rate was 80%.Conclusions The enuretic alarm device is effective on MNE patients with a smaller than age-expected BC and without nocturia.
