Suprapubic Aspiration of Urine in the Mentally Retarded Child

David R. Ellis; Bluma Tischler; David S. Lirenman

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1970.02100080121011

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September 1970

Suprapubic Aspiration of Urine in the Mentally Retarded Child

David R. Ellis, MB, ChB(NZ); Bluma Tischler, MD; David S. Lirenman, MD, FRCP(C)

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Vancouver, British Columbia; New Westminster, British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia

From the Department of Pediatrics, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia (Dr. Ellis), the Woodlands School, Provincial Mental Health Services, New Westminster, British Columbia (Dr. Tischler), and the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (Dr. Lirenman).

Am J Dis Child. 1970;120(3):237-240. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1970.02100080121011

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Suprapubic aspiration was easily performed in a group of 32 mentally retarded children, and it obviated the difficulties with contamination inherent in bag urines. Supra-pubic aspiration is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and follow-up of urinary tract infections that may arise in mentally retarded children.

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