Comparison of Low Urinary Tract Symptoms during Pregnancy between Primiparous and Multiparous WomenOropharyngeal Topical 10% Xylocaine Spray Before Induction of Anaesthesia in Attenuating the Pressor Response to Direct Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Int

摘要

Low urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common problem during pregnancy. This study aimed tocompare changes in the prevalence of LUTS during pregnancy between primiparous and multiparouswomen. A chart review of consecutive pregnant women who attended our antenatal clinic from August2015 to December 2016 was performed. All of the women were asked to respond to a LUTS questionnairein either of the three trimesters. Of the 270 women included, 164 were nullipara and 106 were multipara.The most common LUTS during pregnancy were frequency (77%), followed by nocturia (75.6%), stressurinary incontinence (SUI) (51.1%), incomplete emptying (43.7%), dysuria (17.8%), and urgencyincontinence (10.4%). There was a significantly higher prevalence of SUI (P 0.001) and urgencyincontinence (P= 0.005) in the multiparous compared to the nulliparous women. Increasing prevalencerates of frequency, nocturia, SUI, and incomplete emptying were reported with gestational age in both thenulliparous and multiparous women. Frequency and nocturia were the two most common LUTS duringpregnancy. The prevalence rates of all LUTS increased with increasing gestational age except for frequencyin the nulliparous women during the second trimester. In addition, multipara was a predictor of SUI duringpregnancy.