Can uroflowmetry patterns in women be reliably interpreted?

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dc.contributor.authorChou T.-P.
dc.contributor.authorGorton E.
dc.contributor.authorStanton S.L.
dc.contributor.authorAtherton M.
dc.contributor.authorBaessler K.
dc.contributor.authorRienhardt G.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:48Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:48Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractOur aim was to investigate the proposition that uroflowmetry patterns can be reliably interpreted and correspond with specific urodynamic diagnoses. Uroflowmetry traces from 129 women with diagnoses of either genuine stress incontinence or detrusor instability were interpreted by four physicians with a minimum of 6 months experience in urogynecology. To test intraobserver variability, the traces were classified a second time 8 weeks later. Inter- and intraobserver variability was calculated by κ analysis. There was marked intra- and interobserver variability in classification of traces, but no evidence of a correlation between urodynamic diagnosis and uroflowmetry pattern. Neither peak flow, total voided volume nor rate of acceleration of flow correlated with diagnosis. Although flow rates are important in predicting possible problems following surgery for stress incontinence, there is no evidence that flow patterns can be used as a screening test for specific urodynamic diagnoses.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationInternational Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
dc.identifier.citation11
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn09373462
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13942
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical trial
dc.subjectcontrolled clinical trial
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdetrusor dyssynergia
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectobserver variation
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectscreening test
dc.subjectstatistical analysis
dc.subjectstress incontinence
dc.subjecturodynamics
dc.subjecturoflowmetry
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectMultivariate Analysis
dc.subjectObserver Variation
dc.subjectRheology
dc.subjectUrinary Bladder Diseases
dc.subjectUrinary Incontinence, Stress
dc.subjectUrination Disorders
dc.subjectUrine
dc.subjectUrodynamics
dc.titleCan uroflowmetry patterns in women be reliably interpreted?
dc.typeArticle
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