Title |
Surgery versus Physiotherapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence
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Published in |
New England Journal of Medicine, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1056/nejmoa1210627 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Julien Labrie, Bary L C M Berghmans, Kathelijn Fischer, Alfredo L Milani, Ileana van der Wijk, Dina J C Smalbraak, Astrid Vollebregt, René P Schellart, Giuseppe C M Graziosi, J Marinus van der Ploeg, Joseph F G M Brouns, E Stella M Tiersma, Annette G Groenendijk, Piet Scholten, Ben Willem Mol, Elisabeth E Blokhuis, Albert H Adriaanse, Aaltje Schram, Jan-Paul W R Roovers, Antoine L M Lagro-Janssen, Carl H van der Vaart |
Abstract |
Physiotherapy involving pelvic-floor muscle training is advocated as first-line treatment for stress urinary incontinence; midurethral-sling surgery is generally recommended when physiotherapy is unsuccessful. Data are lacking from randomized trials comparing these two options as initial therapy. |
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United States | 8 | 15% |
Netherlands | 5 | 10% |
Spain | 3 | 6% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2 | 4% |
Japan | 2 | 4% |
Canada | 2 | 4% |
India | 1 | 2% |
Australia | 1 | 2% |
Argentina | 1 | 2% |
Other | 3 | 6% |
Unknown | 24 | 46% |
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Members of the public | 36 | 69% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 15% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 8% |
Scientists | 4 | 8% |
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United States | 3 | 1% |
Spain | 3 | 1% |
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
Singapore | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 274 | 96% |
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Student > Master | 40 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 40 | 14% |
Other | 27 | 9% |
Researcher | 26 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 8% |
Other | 77 | 27% |
Unknown | 53 | 19% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 144 | 51% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 4% |
Sports and Recreations | 5 | 2% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
Other | 25 | 9% |
Unknown | 61 | 21% |