Original Article

Massive Diuresis Following Bladder Decompression: Observations and Suggestions for Treatment

Authors: JEROME A. RAIM, M.D., MILTON M. COPLAN, M.D., FRANK M. WOODS, M.D., PERRY D. MELVIN, M.D.

Abstract

The authors illustrate the hazards of too rapid a decompression of a chronically distended bladder, taught to many of the readers years ago. The need for a periodic relearning of truths is emphasized in this paper.

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