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This brand new edition describes in detail the tests involved in urodynamic investigation and shows in which clinical areas these tests can help the management of patients. The authors concentrate on common clinical problems and on the presentation of symptom complexes rather than diagnosis, pointing out any limitations and possible artefacts of investigation.
The new edition takes into account the technological innovations that have taken place over the last 10 years, while retaining the original objectives of the first edition.
The subject is presented so simply that a clinician with no previous experience will learn how to use the appropriate equipment in the correct situation.
Urodynamic investigation is described in such detail that it can be accepted in its own right as a fundamental contribution to the management of many patients.
After reading this book, clinicians will appreciate the value and limitations of the subject and will have obtained the necessary practical advice on which equipment to use in which situation.
List of contents
Principles of Urodynamics.- Anatomy and Physiology.- Urodynamic Techniques.- Patient Assessment.- Urodynamics in Clinical Practice.- Principles of Management of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.- Organisation of the Urodynamic Unit.- Appendices: List of ICS Standardisation Committee reports 1973 to 2002.- Report on, The Standardisation of Terminology of Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.- ICS Report on, The Standardisation of Terminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function.- Standardisation of Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring.- The Standardisation of Terminology of Lower Urinary Tract Function.- Good Urodynamic Practices: Uroflowmetry, Filling Cystometry, and Pressure-Flow Studies.- The Standardisation of Terminology in Nocturia: Report from the Standardisation Sub-committee of the Interantional Continence Society.- Frequency-Volume Chart.- Patient Information Sheet.- Urodynamics Data Sheet: Full Version.- Urodynamics Data Sheet: Shortened Version.- International Consultation on Incontinence Nodular Questionnnare (ICIQ).- ICIQ UISF (Urinary incontinence short form)
About the author
Paul Abrams is Honorary Secretary of the International Continence Society, consultant urologist and Chairman of Research at the Bristol Urological Institute based at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. He is also the author of several books in the field.
Summary
Lower urinary tract dysfunction produces a huge burden on sufferers in particular and on society in general. The need to support the clinical assessment with objective measurement has become accepted by most clinicians speci- ising in the care of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
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From the reviews of the third edition:
"This book is dedicated to clinicians interested in urodynamics but without experience in this field … gynecologists, pediatricians, neurologists and also nurses. … The aim of Paul Abrams is that the reader will appreciate both the value and the limitations of urodynamic investigations, and will obtain the necessary practical advice on the use of the appropriate equipment in the correct situations. … this book is a very interesting tool for any clinician who has interest in urodynamic investigations." (Dr. V. Kepenne, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Issue 1, 2007)
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From the reviews of the third edition:
"This book is dedicated to clinicians interested in urodynamics but without experience in this field gynecologists, pediatricians, neurologists and also nurses. The aim of Paul Abrams is that the reader will appreciate both the value and the limitations of urodynamic investigations, and will obtain the necessary practical advice on the use of the appropriate equipment in the correct situations. this book is a very interesting tool for any clinician who has interest in urodynamic investigations." (Dr. V. Kepenne, Acta Chirurgica Belgica, Issue 1, 2007)
