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EAU guidelines on urinary incontinence.

Joachim W Thüroff¹, Paul Abrams, Karl-Erik Andersson

¹Department of Urology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. joachim.thueroff@unimedizin-mainz.de

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|December 7, 2010

Summary

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The 2009 European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines offer updated recommendations for assessing and treating urinary incontinence (UI). These evidence-based guidelines reflect expanding treatment options for UI management.

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Area of Science:

Urology
Evidence-Based Medicine

Background:

The European Association of Urology (EAU) has periodically updated its guidelines on urinary incontinence (UI) since their initial publication in 2001.
This paper summarizes the 2009 update of the EAU guidelines for UI management.

Framework:

The 2009 EAU guidelines were developed by a working panel participating in the 4th International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI).
Methodology involved a comprehensive literature review, expert consensus formation, and evidence rating using a modified Oxford system with graded recommendations.

Implementation:

Guideline accessibility includes printed documents (full and short versions) and CD-ROMs from the EAU office, as well as online access.
Assessment and management strategies for UI are tailored to patient demographics (men, women, children, elderly, neuropathic patients) and symptom complexity.
Initial management focuses on basic diagnostics and conservative treatments (lifestyle, physiotherapy, pharmacotherapy), while specialized management involves advanced diagnostics (imaging, urodynamics) and potentially invasive interventions or surgery.

Implications:

The guidelines provide evidence-based ratings and graded recommendations for the assessment and treatment of urinary incontinence.
They aim to guide clinicians in applying appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies within the context of rapidly expanding treatment options for UI.