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ArticleUrology annals

The effect of spinal cord-injury level on the outcome of neurogenic bladder treatment using OnabotulinumtoxinA.

Waleed Al Taweel, Khalil Mohammed Alzyoud

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Article in Urology annals. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Waleed Al TaweelDepartment of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Alfiasal University, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
Khalil Mohammed AlzyoudDepartment of Nursing, Prince Sultan Humanitarian City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim was to report the effectiveness and safety OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) intradetrusor injections in spinal cord-injured (SCI) patients with refractory neurogenic detrusor overactivity. And to assess the result based on SCI level. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe reviewed the chart of 103 patients with neurogenic bladder secondary to SCI at the rehab center who received OnabotulinumtoxinA in our Neurourology Department for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms between January 2007 and December 2013. All patients had a clinical examination, urinalysis, and an urodynamic study at baseline and 3 months after treatment as well as a visual analogue scale (VAS; range scale: 0-10) and a bladder diary checked for 3 days. 300 IU of OnabotulinumtoxinA, detrusor muscle injections were performed in 30 sites under cystoscopic guidance. Outcome measures included frequency of urge urinary incontinence collected by bladder diaries; changes in urodynamic parameters such as maximum cystometric bladder capacity, reflex volume, maximum detrusor pressure; side-effects; antimuscarinic drug consumption and quality of life (QOL) measured with VAS.

resultsThe study includes 32 female and 71 male with a mean patient age of 29 years (range: 18-56 year). The effect of Botox injection on bladder function was observed within 1-2 week after treatment. The urodynamic parameters were improved significantly after treatment compared with baseline values. There were significant reductions in the frequencies of incontinence episodes after treatment as seen in the voiding diary. A significant improvement in patient satisfaction was found after treatment which was expressed on the VAS assessment, with an improvement of the mean of 3 points. Patients with thoracic and lumbar injury have better result compare to cervical injury patients. The earliest recurrence of clinical symptoms was at 10 weeks. Overall, the mean duration of symptomatic improvement was 8 (2.5-21) months.

conclusionIntradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injections are an effective and well-tolerated treatment for neurogenic overactive bladder that will increase patient satisfaction and improve QOL with persisted clinical efficacy for more than 8 months.

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Neurogenic bladderOnabotulinumtoxinAoveractivespinal cord-injury

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PMID26229318
PMCPMC4518367
OpenAlexW1997970444

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