ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2017
Urinary retention in female OAB after intravesical Botox injection: who is really at risk?
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- Variation in the Definitions of Urinary Retention in Studies of Intravesical Botulinum Toxin for Idiopathic Overactive Bladder: A Narrative Systematic Review.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of postinjection urinary tract infection on efficacy of intravesical onabotulinumtoxinA-A secondary analysis.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2023Trial
- Refractory urgency urinary incontinence treatment in women: impact of age on outcomes and complications.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Trial
- Does Injection Number Matter? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Bladder Botox for Overactive Bladder.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Phenotyping Overactive Bladder - Part 2: Can Management be Improved by Phenotyping, and Targeting Therapy According to Urgency Type and Other Characteristics? ICI-RS 2025.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Review
- Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA Safety and Efficacy in Patients 80 Years and Older: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Urinary Cytokines in Predicting Intradetrusor Onabotulinumtoxin-A Response.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Article
- Botulinum toxin A in idiopathic overactive bladder: a narrative review of 5410 cases.The Canadian journal of urology · 2025Review
- Predictive Factors for Clean Intermittent Catheterization after Intravesical OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections in Women with Overactive Bladder: a Danish Retrospective Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Quality of Life in Female Patients with Overactive Bladder after Botulinum Toxin Treatment.Toxins · 2023Article
- Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Older Adults: Intravesical Options.Drugs & aging · 2023Review
- Perioperative Techniques for the Use of Botulinum Toxin in Overactive Bladder: Results of a Multinational Online Survey of Urogynecologists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Third-line therapy for overactive bladder in the elderly: Nuances and considerations.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Review
- Overactive bladder (OAB): a failed concept needing revision to accommodate an external anatomical control system.World journal of urology · 2022Review
- Bladder Dysfunction in Older Adults: The Botulinum Toxin Option.Drugs & aging · 2022Review
- Incomplete bladder emptying and urinary tract infections after botulinum toxin injection for overactive bladder: Multi-institutional collaboration from the SUFU research network.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
- Predicting outcomes after intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxina for non-neurogenic urgency incontinence in women.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Article
- Cognitive Effects of Anticholinergic Load in Women with Overactive Bladder.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Review
- Management of Overactive Bladder in Older Women.Current urology reports · 2018Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisIntravesical onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) injections are effective for the treatment of idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. The aim of our study was to assess the predisposing factors for urinary retention in women with OAB after intravesical Botox injection.
methodsAll participants were women of European descent with idiopathic OAB. OnabotulinumtoxinA (100 U) was administered in 20 intra-detrusor injections. Analysis was performed based on the results of safety assessments made during follow-up (FU) visits on weeks 2, 4 and 12, in 208 women who were treated with Botox injections for refractory OAB and who completed all FU visits.
resultsWomen who required clean intermittent self-catheterisation (CISC) and those with post-void residual (PVR) greater than 200 ml were older in comparison with patients with PVR between 50 and 200 ml. Patients who required CISC were also characterised by higher parity and particularly by a higher number of vaginal deliveries. Other factors such as body mass index or comorbidities did not significantly influence PVR and the risk of CISC.
conclusionsElderly and/or multiparous women are at increased risk of urinary retention after intravesical 100-U Botox injections. The risk of new onset urine retention in our study has completely disappeared 2 weeks after Botox injections. Based on our results of the way in which the PVRs have changed over time, we can conclude that OAB patients should be optimally assessed during the first 2 weeks after Botox injections.
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