Journal article
EAU Guidelines on Assessment and Nonsurgical Management of Urinary Incontinence.
- Nambiar AK Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Electronic address: arjunknambiar@gmail.com.
- Bosch R Department of Urology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Cruz F Department of Urology, Hospital São João/Faculty of Medicine of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- Lemack GE Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre, TX, USA.
- Thiruchelvam N Urology Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
- Tubaro A Department of Urology, La Sapienza University, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
- Bedretdinova DA French Institute of Health and Medical Research, Paris, France.
- Ambühl D Department of Urology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Farag F Department of Urology, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt.
- Lombardo R Department of Urology, La Sapienza University, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
- Schneider MP Department of Urology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Burkhard FC Department of Urology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- 2018-02-06
Published in:
- European urology. - 2018
Adults
Diagnosis
EAU guidelines
Nonsurgical treatment
Practice-based guidelines
Urinary incontinence
Algorithms
Conservative Treatment
Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
Europe
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Symptom Assessment
Urinary Incontinence
English
CONTEXT
The European Association of Urology guidelines on urinary incontinence (UI) have been updated in cyclical fashion with successive major chapters being revised each year. The sections on assessment, diagnosis, and nonsurgical treatment have been updated as of mid-2016.
OBJECTIVE
We present a condensed version of the full guideline on assessment and nonsurgical management of UI, with the aim of improving accessibility and increasing their dissemination.
EVIDENCE ACQUISITION
Our literature search was updated from the previous cut-off of July 2010 up to April 2016. Evidence synthesis was carried out by a pragmatic review of current systematic reviews and any newer subsequent high-quality studies, based on Population, Interevention, Comparator, and Outcome questions. Appraisal was conducted by an international panel of experts, working on a strictly nonprofit and voluntary basis, to develop concise evidence statements and action-based recommendations using modified Oxford and GRADE criteria.
EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
The guidelines include algorithms that summarise the suggested pathway for standard, uncomplicated patients with UI and are more useable in daily practice. The full version of the guideline is available at http://uroweb.org/guideline/urinary-incontinence/.
CONCLUSIONS
These updated guidelines provide an evidence-based summary of the assessment and nonsurgical management of UI, together with a clear clinical algorithm and action-based recommendations. Although these guidelines are applicable to a standard patient, it must be remembered that therapy should always be tailored to individual patients' needs and circumstances.
PATIENT SUMMARY
Urinary incontinence is a very common condition which negatively impacts patient's quality of life. Several types of incontinence exist and since the treatments will vary, it is important that the diagnostic evaluation establishes which type is present. The diagnosis should also identify patients who need rapid referral to an appropriate specialist. These guidelines aim to provide sensible and practical evidence-based guidance on the clinical problem of urinary incontinence.
The European Association of Urology guidelines on urinary incontinence (UI) have been updated in cyclical fashion with successive major chapters being revised each year. The sections on assessment, diagnosis, and nonsurgical treatment have been updated as of mid-2016.
OBJECTIVE
We present a condensed version of the full guideline on assessment and nonsurgical management of UI, with the aim of improving accessibility and increasing their dissemination.
EVIDENCE ACQUISITION
Our literature search was updated from the previous cut-off of July 2010 up to April 2016. Evidence synthesis was carried out by a pragmatic review of current systematic reviews and any newer subsequent high-quality studies, based on Population, Interevention, Comparator, and Outcome questions. Appraisal was conducted by an international panel of experts, working on a strictly nonprofit and voluntary basis, to develop concise evidence statements and action-based recommendations using modified Oxford and GRADE criteria.
EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
The guidelines include algorithms that summarise the suggested pathway for standard, uncomplicated patients with UI and are more useable in daily practice. The full version of the guideline is available at http://uroweb.org/guideline/urinary-incontinence/.
CONCLUSIONS
These updated guidelines provide an evidence-based summary of the assessment and nonsurgical management of UI, together with a clear clinical algorithm and action-based recommendations. Although these guidelines are applicable to a standard patient, it must be remembered that therapy should always be tailored to individual patients' needs and circumstances.
PATIENT SUMMARY
Urinary incontinence is a very common condition which negatively impacts patient's quality of life. Several types of incontinence exist and since the treatments will vary, it is important that the diagnostic evaluation establishes which type is present. The diagnosis should also identify patients who need rapid referral to an appropriate specialist. These guidelines aim to provide sensible and practical evidence-based guidance on the clinical problem of urinary incontinence.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.12.031
- PMID 29398262
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/155572
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