TY - JOUR
T1 - Can multicentre urodynamic studies provide high quality evidence for the clinical effectiveness of urodynamics?
T2 - ICI-RS 2019
AU - Rademakers, Kevin
AU - Gammie, Andrew
AU - Yasmin, Habiba
AU - Cardozo, Linda
AU - Greenwell, Tamsin
AU - Harding, Christopher
AU - Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth
AU - Marcelissen, Tom
AU - Finazzi-Agro, Enrico
N1 - © 2020 The Authors. Neurourology and Urodynamics published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - AIMS: Lower urinary tract (LUT) function can be investigated by urodynamic studies (UDS) to establish underlying functional abnormalities in the LUT. A multicentre registry could present an opportunity to improve the scientific evidence base for UDS. During the International Consultation on Incontinence Research Society (ICI-RS) meeting in Bristol, United Kingdom 2019, an expert panel discussed the potential of a multicentre urodynamic registry to improve the quality of urodynamic output.METHODS: the potential importance of a multicentre urodynamic registry, parameter inclusion, quality control, and pitfalls during a registry roll-out were reviewed and discussed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The clinical utility, evaluation, and effectiveness of UDS remain poorly defined due to a lack of high quality evidence and large study populations. Therefore, the ICI-RS proposes formation of a urodynamic panel for future roll-out of a registry. The inclusion of basic parameters was discussed and the essential parameters were defined as well as the potential pitfalls of a registry roll-out. The discussion and recommendations in this paper form the base for future urodynamic registry development.
AB - AIMS: Lower urinary tract (LUT) function can be investigated by urodynamic studies (UDS) to establish underlying functional abnormalities in the LUT. A multicentre registry could present an opportunity to improve the scientific evidence base for UDS. During the International Consultation on Incontinence Research Society (ICI-RS) meeting in Bristol, United Kingdom 2019, an expert panel discussed the potential of a multicentre urodynamic registry to improve the quality of urodynamic output.METHODS: the potential importance of a multicentre urodynamic registry, parameter inclusion, quality control, and pitfalls during a registry roll-out were reviewed and discussed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The clinical utility, evaluation, and effectiveness of UDS remain poorly defined due to a lack of high quality evidence and large study populations. Therefore, the ICI-RS proposes formation of a urodynamic panel for future roll-out of a registry. The inclusion of basic parameters was discussed and the essential parameters were defined as well as the potential pitfalls of a registry roll-out. The discussion and recommendations in this paper form the base for future urodynamic registry development.
KW - Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
KW - Humans
KW - Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/diagnosis
KW - Multicenter Studies as Topic
KW - United Kingdom
KW - Urinary Bladder/physiopathology
KW - Urodynamics/physiology
KW - multicentre urodynamics
KW - SURGERY
KW - ICI-RS 2019
KW - LUTS
KW - SOCIETY
KW - INCONTINENCE
KW - big data
U2 - 10.1002/nau.24280
DO - 10.1002/nau.24280
M3 - Article
C2 - 31961959
SN - 0733-2467
VL - 39
SP - S30-S35
JO - Neurourology and Urodynamics
JF - Neurourology and Urodynamics
IS - S3
ER -