1. Utilization of preoperative urodynamic investigations by gynecologists who frequently operate for female urinary incontinence
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Peter Herbison, Peggy Norton, P. Don Wilson, Paul Duggan, Alan D. G. Brown, and Harold P. Drutz
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Stress incontinence ,Urinary Incontinence, Stress ,Urology ,Treatment outcome ,Urinary incontinence ,Risk Assessment ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Preoperative care ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Preoperative Care ,medicine ,Humans ,Practice Patterns, Physicians' ,Aged ,Gynecology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Follow up studies ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Cystometry ,Middle Aged ,Plastic Surgery Procedures ,medicine.disease ,Urodynamics ,Treatment Outcome ,Health Care Surveys ,Physical therapy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Our objective was to determine the availability and utilization of urodynamic investigations by gynecologists in the preoperative evaluation of women with urinary incontinence. Gynecologists in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Canada were asked what urodynamic investigations were required for four clinical scenarios. Analysis was restricted to frequent operators. Urodynamic investigations were available to 70% of frequent operators. For uncomplicated stress incontinence, cystometry was utilized by 72% of subspecialists and 44% of generalists ( P
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- 2003
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