Title |
Protocol for the value of urodynamics prior to stress incontinence surgery (VUSIS) study: a multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the cost effectiveness of urodynamics in women with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in whom surgical treatment is considered
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Published in |
BMC Women's Health, July 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6874-9-22 |
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Authors |
Sanne AL van Leijsen, Kirsten B Kluivers, Ben Willem J Mol, Suzan R Broekhuis, Fred L Milani, C Huub van der Vaart, Jan-Paul WR Roovers, Marlies Y Bongers, Jan den Boon, Wilbert A Spaans, Jan Willem de Leeuw, Viviane Dietz, Jan H Kleinjan, Hans AM Brölmann, Eveline J Roos, Judith Schaafstra, John PFA Heesakkers, Mark E Vierhout |
Abstract |
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common problem. In the Netherlands, yearly 64.000 new patients, of whom 96% are women, consult their general practitioner because of urinary incontinence. Approximately 7500 urodynamic evaluations and approximately 5000 operations for SUI are performed every year. In all major national and international guidelines from both gynaecological and urological scientific societies, it is advised to perform urodynamics prior to invasive treatment for SUI, but neither its effectiveness nor its cost-effectiveness has been assessed in a randomized setting. The Value of Urodynamics prior to Stress Incontinence Surgery (VUSIS) study evaluates the positive and negative effects with regard to outcome, as well as the costs of urodynamics, in women with symptoms of SUI in whom surgical treatment is considered. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
Ukraine | 1 | 2% |
Brazil | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 53 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 12 | 21% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
Other | 5 | 9% |
Researcher | 4 | 7% |
Other | 11 | 20% |
Unknown | 11 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 54% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
Sports and Recreations | 2 | 4% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 15 | 27% |