Urinary retention and the lunisolar cycle: is it a lunatic phenomenon?

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a relation between urinary retention and temporal rhythms exists. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of patients presenting over three years. SETTING:Urology departments in two hospitals. PATIENTS:815 Patients presenting as emergency admissions with urinary retention and requiring immediate decompression of the bladder. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Calendar date of each admission to determine circadian, monthly, and seasonal periodicity. RESULTS:No association was found between urinary retention and circadian, monthly, or seasonal rhythms. A significantly higher (p less than 0.001) incidence of urinary retention was observed during the new moon in comparison with other phases of the lunar cycle. CONCLUSIONS:Urinary retention is periodic in nature. This should be considered when the workload of a specialist urological department is organised.

journal_name

BMJ

authors

Payne SR,Deardon DJ,Abercrombie GF,Carlson GL

doi

10.1136/bmj.299.6715.1560

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-12-23 00:00:00

pages

1560-2

issue

6715

eissn

0959-8138

issn

1756-1833

journal_volume

299

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