Table I.
Comparison of parameters for urethane and awake cystometry, before and after isoflurane suppression. Pbase: base pressure. Pthresh: voiding contraction threshold pressure. Comparisons by paired two-sided paired t-test.
| Urethane | Pre-Isoflurane | Post-Isoflurane | p | ||
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| mean | s.e.m | mean | s.e.m | p | |
| per Void volume, ml | 0.14 | 0 .013 | 0.14 | 0.012 | 0.99 |
| Flow Rate, ml/s | 0.026 | 0.0031 | 0.020 | 0.0020 | 0.14 |
| Pbase, cm water | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.66 |
| Pthresh, cm water | 29 | 3.8 | 22 | 3.9 | 0.06 |
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| mean | s.e.m | mean | s.e.m | p | |
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| Pbase, cm water | 11 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.9 | 0.74 |
| Pthresh, cm water | 23 | 3.5 | 25 | 5.5 | 0.36 |