Fluid loss quantitation test in women with urinary incontinence: a test-retest analysis

A modified perineal pad-weighing method for objective quantitation of fluid loss is presented. The bladder was filled by retrograde flow, a sequence of provocative maneuvers was performed under direct supervision, and fluid loss was determined by pad weights. An analysis of immediate test-retest cor...

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Published inObstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) Vol. 70; no. 5; p. 739
Main Authors Fantl, J A, Harkins, S W, Wyman, J F, Choi, S C, Taylor, J R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1987
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Urinary Bladder - physiopathology
Urinary Incontinence - physiopathology
Urination
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Summary:A modified perineal pad-weighing method for objective quantitation of fluid loss is presented. The bladder was filled by retrograde flow, a sequence of provocative maneuvers was performed under direct supervision, and fluid loss was determined by pad weights. An analysis of immediate test-retest correlation and variability was done in patients with either sphincteric incompetence alone (N = 46) or detrusor instability with or without concomitant sphincteric incompetence (N = 21). Test-retest correlations were high in both groups, suggesting that the method could be applied as an index of severity of urinary incontinence in women. Test-retest within-patient variability was considerable, and limits its usefulness in the analysis of treatment outcome.
ISSN:0029-7844