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Farag F, Sakalis VI, Arteaga SM, Sihra N, Karavitakis M, Arlandis S, Bø K, Cobussen-Boekhorst H, Costantini E, de Heide M, Groen J, Peyronnet B, Phé V, van Poelgeest-Pomfret ML, van den Bos TWL, van der Vaart H, Harding CK, Carmela Lapitan M, Imran Omar M, Nambiar AK. What Are the Short-term Benefits and Potential Harms of Therapeutic Modalities for the Management of Overactive Bladder Syndrome in Women? A Review of Evidence Under the Auspices of the European Association of Urology, Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Guidelines Panel. Eur Urol 2023; 84:302-312. [PMID: 37331921 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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CONTEXT Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) is highly prevalent among women and has a negative impact on their quality of life. The current available treatments for OAB symptoms include conservative, pharmacological, or surgical modalities. OBJECTIVE To provide an updated contemporary evidence document regarding OAB treatment options and determine the short-term effectiveness, safety, and potential harms of the available treatment modalities for women with OAB syndrome. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The Medline, Embase, and Cochrane controlled trial databases and clinicaltrial.gov were searched for all relevant publications up to May 2022. The risk of bias assessment followed the recommended tool in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, and quality of evidence was assessed using the modified Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. A meta-analysis was performed where appropriate. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Antimuscarinics and beta-3 agonists were significantly more effective than placebo across most outcomes, with beta-3 agonists being more effective at reducing nocturia episodes and antimuscarinics causing significantly higher adverse events. Onabotulinumtoxin-A (Onabot-A) was more effective than placebo across most outcomes, but with significantly higher rates of acute urinary retention/clean intermittent self-catheterisation (six to eight times) and urinary tract infections (UTIs; two to three times). Onabot-A was also significantly better than antimuscarinics in the cure of urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) but not in the reduction of mean UUI episodes. Success rates of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) were significantly higher than those of antimuscarinics (61% vs 42%, p = 0.02), with similar rates of adverse events. SNS and Onabot-A were not significantly different in efficacy outcomes. Satisfaction rates were higher with Onabot-A, but with a higher rate of recurrent UTIs (24% vs 10%). SNS was associated with 9% removal rate and 3% revision rate. CONCLUSIONS Overactive bladder is a manageable condition, with first-line treatment options including antimuscarinics, beta-3 agonists, and posterior tibial nerve stimulation. Second-line options include Onabot-A bladder injections or SNS. The choice of therapies should be guided by individual patient factors. PATIENT SUMMARY Overactive bladder is a manageable condition. All patients should be informed and advised on conservative treatment measures in the first instance. The first-line treatment options for its management include antimuscarinics or beta-3 agonists medication, and posterior tibial nerve stimulation procedures. The second-line options include onabotulinumtoxin-A bladder injections or sacral nerve stimulation procedure. The therapy should be chosen based on individual patient factors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fawzy Farag
- Department of Urology, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt
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- Department of Urology, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Urology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Urology Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière Academic Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- College of Medicine/Philippine General Hospital/National institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Arlandis S, Bø K, Cobussen-Boekhorst H, Costantini E, de Heide M, Farag F, Groen J, Karavitakis M, Lapitan MC, Manso M, Arteaga SM, Nambiar AK, Riogh ANA, O'Connor E, Omar MI, Peyronnet B, Phé V, Sakalis VI, Sihra N, Tzelves L, van Poelgeest-Pomfret ML, van den Bos TWL, van der Vaart H, Harding CK. European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Female Non-neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. Part 2: Underactive Bladder, Bladder Outlet Obstruction, and Nocturia. Eur Urol 2022; 82:60-70. [PMID: 35181193 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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CONTEXT Female lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are a common presentation in urological practice. Thus far, only a limited number of female LUTS conditions have been included in the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines compendium. The new non-neurogenic female LUTS guidelines expand the remit to include these symptoms and conditions. OBJECTIVE To summarise the management of underactive bladder (UAB), bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), and nocturia in females. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The literature search was updated in September 2021 and evidence synthesis was conducted using modified GRADE approach as outlined for all EAU guidelines. A new systematic review on BOO was carried out by the panel for purposes of this guideline. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS The important considerations for informing guideline recommendations are presented, along with a summary of all the guideline recommendations. CONCLUSIONS Non-neurogenic female LUTS are an important presentation of urological dysfunction. Initial evaluation, diagnosis, and management should be carried out in a structured and logical fashion on the basis of the best available evidence. This guideline serves to present this evidence to practising urologists and other health care providers in an easily accessible and digestible format. PATIENT SUMMARY This report summarises the main recommendations from the European Association of Urology guideline on symptoms and diseases of the female lower urinary tract (bladder and urethra) not associated with neurological disease. We cover recommendations related to the treatment of underactive bladder, obstruction of the bladder outlet, and nighttime urination.
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- Salvador Arlandis
- Urology Department, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Urology, Sohag University Hospital, Sohag, Egypt; Department of Urology, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Ipswich, UK
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Urology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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- European Association of Urology, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Department of Urology, AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Academic Hospital, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Agios Pavlos General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Urology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Second Department of Urology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
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