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Context: The European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on urinary incontinence published in March 2012 have been rewritten based on an independent systematic review carried out by the EAU guidelines panel using a sustainable methodology. Objective: We present a short version here of the full guidelines on the surgical treatment of patients with urinary incontinence, with the aim of dissemination to a wider audience. Evidence acquisition: Evidence appraisal included a pragmatic review of existing systematic reviews and independent new literature searches based on Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome (PICO) questions. The appraisal of papers was carried out by an international panel of experts, who also collaborated in a series of consensus discussions, to develop concise structured evidence summaries and action-based recommendations using a modified Oxford system. Evidence summary: The full version of the guidance is available online (www.uroweb.org/guidelines/online-guidelines/). The guidance includes algorithms that refer the reader back to the supporting evidence and have greater accessibility in daily clinical practice. Two original meta-analyses were carried out specifically for these guidelines and are included in this report. Conclusions: These new guidelines present an up-to-date summary of the available evidence, together with clear clinical algorithms and action-based recommendations based on the best available evidence. Where high-level evidence is lacking, they present a consensus of expert panel opinion. (C) 2012 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Lucas MG, Bosch RJL, Burkhard FC, Cruz F, Madden TB, Nambiar AK, Neisius A, de Ridder DJMK, Tubaro A, Turner WH, Pickard RS
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Urology
Year: 2012
Volume: 62
Issue: 6
Pages: 1118-1129
Print publication date: 01/12/2012
ISSN (print): 0302-2838
ISSN (electronic): 1421-993X
Publisher: Elsevier BV
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2012.09.023
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.09.023
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