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Urinary incontinence in frail elderly persons: Report from the 5th International Consultation on Incontinence
Author(s) -
Wagg Adrian,
Gibson William,
Ostaszkiewicz Joan,
Johnson Theodore,
Markland Alayne,
Palmer Mary H.,
Kuchel George,
Szonyi George,
KirschnerHermanns Ruth
Publication year - 2015
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.22602
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , overactive bladder , urology , gynecology , alternative medicine , pathology
Background Evidence based guidelines for the management of frail older persons with urinary incontinence are rare. Those produced by the International Consultation on Incontinence represent an authoritative set of recommendations spanning all aspects of management. Aims To update the recommendations of the 4th ICI. Materials and Methods A series of systematic reviews and evidence updates were performed by members of the working group in order to update the 2009 recommendations. The resulting guidelines were presented at the 2012 meeting of the European Associatioon of Urology. Results Along with the revision of the treatment algorithm and accompanying text. There have been significant advances in several areas including pharmacological treatment of overactive bladder. Discussion The committee continue to notes the relative paucity of data concerning frail older persons and draw attention to knowledge gaps in this area. Neurourol. Urodynam. 34:398–406, 2015 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.