Competency information
Details
Perform further tests, e.g. RAIR, rectal compliance to evaluate the patient’s defaecatory disorder or faecal incontinence as appropriate.
Considerations
- Comparison of RAIR threshold and inhibition volumes with rectal sensation volumes can demonstrate cause for lack of warning or insensible incontinence.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 3 | Outcome Perform anorectal manometry procedures in patients presenting with a range of conditions, for example obstetric trauma, pre- and post-surgical defaecatory problems, slow transit constipation, obstructive defaecation, neurological disorders. |