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Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort: Insights Into Pathophysiology, Clinical Impact, and Management.

Titos Markopoulos, Stamatios Katsimperis, Lazaros Lazarou, Lazaros Tzelves, Iraklis Mitsogiannis, Athanasios Papatsoris, Andreas Skolarikos, Ioannis Varkarakis

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Titos MarkopoulosSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Stamatios KatsimperisSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Lazaros LazarouSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Lazaros TzelvesSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Iraklis MitsogiannisSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Athanasios PapatsorisSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanoglio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Andreas SkolarikosSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Ioannis VarkarakisSecond Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, GRC.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Catheter-related bladder discomfort (CRBD) is a frequent postoperative complication that significantly impacts the quality of recovery in patients undergoing transurethral surgeries. It manifests as suprapubic pain, an intense urge to void, and bladder spasms due to muscarinic receptor activation. This narrative review provides a comprehensive analysis of CRBD, with a particular focus on bladder spasms in patients treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) or the prostate (TURP). The review explores the underlying pathophysiology, clinical implications, and evidence-based management strategies, including pharmacological interventions such as antimuscarinics and nerve blocks, as well as non-pharmacological measures.

Indexed as

bladder painbladder spasmscatheter discomfortcatheter-related bladder discomforttransurethral surgery

Identifiers

PMID40291191
PMCPMC12034329

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