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The distal urethral electrical conductance test: Standardisation of method and clinical reliability
Author(s) -
Mayne C. J.,
Hilton P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.1930070106
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , reliability (semiconductor) , skin conductance , leakage (economics) , conductance , gold standard (test) , physical therapy , surgery , biomedical engineering , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , combinatorics , economics , macroeconomics
Urethral electrical conductance was recorded throughout standard exercise test in a group of 40 women with known urinary incontinence. Analysis of the results has shown it to be of little diagnostic value (sensitivity = 33%). It is, however, a sensitive means of detecting leakage (sensitivity = 97%), and a comparison of the total change in conductance during the exercise test with weighed perineal pads shows this parameter to be a reasonable index of the severity of leakage.