A probationary essay on ischuria vesicalis / [Martin Sinclair].

  • Sinclair, Martin, 1799?-1852.
Date:
1826
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Credit: A probationary essay on ischuria vesicalis / [Martin Sinclair]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    become quite distended, as there is then risk of its losing whatever degree of tone it may have regained. After the bladder has been emptied, the catheter must be allowed to re¬ main, or be introduced as occasion requires. By the latter mode, the bladder regains its contractile power soonest, as the occasional introduction of an extraneous body acts as a stimulus to the languid nerves ; and its ap¬ plication, not being habitual, excites a new action every time it is introduced. When the catheter is allowed to remain in the blad¬ der, those of flexible gum ought to be pre¬ ferred ; and they must be withdrawn every ten or twelve days, to be cleared of extraneous matter, with which , they are apt to be in- crusted. The time which the bladder takes to regain its power of contracting, varies considerably in different individuals. When the retention has come on in a gradual manner, it common¬ ly lasts about six weeks. “ When the patient makes water very slowly ; when he is obliged to make frequent attempts ; and when he feels a sense of weight about the neck of the blad¬ der, this viscus has not recovered the whole of its tone, and the employment of the cathe¬ ter is still necessary.” When the complaint continues beyond six