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ArticleKorean journal of urology2010

Impact of the midurethral sling procedure on quality of life in women with urinary incontinence.

Hwa Su Lim, Jong Min Kim, Phil Hyun Song, Hyun Tae Kim, Hee Chang Jung

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Article in Korean journal of urology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Overactive bladder after sling surgery.Current urology reports · 2010
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hwa Su LimDepartment of Urology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Jong Min Kim
Phil Hyun Song
Hyun Tae Kim
Hee Chang Jung
Yeungnam University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study was designed to objectively assess the impediment of incontinence to quality of life (QoL) in females and its improvement by the midurethral sling (MUS) procedure. MATERIALS AND

methodsFrom June 2006 to June 2007, 93 female patients underwent the MUS procedure at our institute because of urinary incontinence. The incontinence quality of life (I-QoL) questionnaire was administered to measure the QoL of the incontinent patients before and 1 and 12 months after the MUS procedure. Preoperative data and urodynamic factors were analyzed retrospectively by I-QoL scores to identify factors that may affect the QoL of incontinent patients.

resultsThe average preoperative I-QoL score of the 93 patients was 61.1+/-21.0 points. At 1 year after surgery, the average I-QoL score was found to have improved to 98.4+/-20.7 points. There were no significant differences between stress and mixed urinary incontinence in terms of cure and satisfaction (p>0.05). I-QoL scores of the cured and improved patients increased at 1 year after surgery (p<0.01). There were no statistically significant differences in the increment of I-QoL between cured and improved patients (p>0.05). Although urinary urgency and large urine leak amounts significantly reduced preoperative QoL in incontinent patients, the MUS procedure effectively improved the QoL regardless of these factors.

conclusionsPreoperative I-QoL assessment revealed a significant impairment of QoL in incontinent women, but the MUS procedure effectively improved these women's QoL.

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Quality of lifeUrinary incontinenceUrologic surgical procedures

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PMID20414425
PMCPMC2855474
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