Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis
Knowledge about clinical risk factors and the value of urodynamic testing is important to optimize treatment strategy and secure true informed consent.
Methods
We reviewed the relevant literature to clarify the evidence regarding clinical risk factors and the predictive value of urodynamic testing in patients with urinary incontinence, where surgery is considered. Because of the paucity of evidence based on randomized controlled trials, we conducted a narrative review of the published literature.
Results
Clinical risk factors in terms of mixed urinary incontinence, previous incontinence surgery, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35, age ≥ 75, and presence of diabetes mellitus were significantly related to decreased outcome of incontinence surgery. Furthermore, noninvasive and invasive urodynamic parameters indicating detrusor overactivity, voiding difficulties, low urethral pressure, and bladder-neck immobility were related to poorer outcome of surgery.
Conclusions
This study summarized the available evidence regarding preoperative clinical risk factors and urodynamic parameters indicating decreased or adverse outcome of surgery, and this report also provides clinical recommendations.
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Abbreviations
- ICI:
-
International Consultation on Incontinence
- ICS:
-
International Continence Society
- IUGA:
-
International Urogynecological Association
- DO:
-
Detrusor overactivity
- DOI:
-
Detrusor overactivity incontinence
- FDS:
-
First desire to void
- LUT:
-
Lower urinary tract
- LUTS:
-
Lower urinary tract symptoms
- MUI:
-
Mixed urinary incontinence
- MUS:
-
Midurethral sling
- NDS:
-
Normal desire to void
- NPV:
-
Negative predictive value
- OAB:
-
Overactive bladder syndrome
- Pabd:
-
Abdominal pressure
- Pdet:
-
Detrusor pressure
- Pves:
-
Bladder pressure
- PPV:
-
Positive predictive value
- PVR:
-
Postvoid residual (urine volume)
- SUI:
-
Stress urinary incontinence
- UI:
-
Urinary incontinence
- UP:
-
Urethral pressure
- USI:
-
Urodynamic stress incontinence
- UUI:
-
Urgency urinary incontinence
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M.H. Bing, H. Gimbel, S. Greisen, L.B. Paulsen, and H.C. Soerensen have no conflicts of interest to declare. G. Lose has research cooperation with Coloplast under a grant from Advanced Technology Foundation.
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Bing, M.H., Gimbel, H., Greisen, S. et al. Clinical risk factors and urodynamic predictors prior to surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence: a narrative review. Int Urogynecol J 26, 175–185 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-014-2489-4
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