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ArticleJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association2018

Short-term results of the efficacy of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation on urinary symptoms and its financial cost.

Zehra Kurdoğlu, Danielle Carr, Jihad Harmouche, Serdar Ünlü, Gökhan S Kılıç

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Article in Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zehra KurdoğluDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Danielle CarrDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA.
Jihad HarmoucheDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA.
Serdar ÜnlüDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA.
Gökhan S KılıçDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USMinistry of Health · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOveractive bladder (OAB) affects 16.9% of women in the United States. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is a third-line treatment for patients who are refractory to behavioral and pharmacologic therapies. We aimed to evaluate the effects of PTNS on urinary symptoms in patients diagnosed as having refractory OAB and investigate the cost of medications and clinical visits before and after PTNS treatment. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe reviewed 60 women with refractory OAB treated with PTNS. Episodes of urinary frequency, leakage, urgency, and nocturia; number of follow-up visits; and medications were recorded. The mean quarterly drug, physician, nurse, and provider costs were calculated. The episodes of urinary symptoms, numbers of follow-up visits, and costs of medications and visits before and after PTNS were compared.

resultsOf the 60 patients with refractory OAB, 24 patients who completed 12 weekly sessions of initial PTNS were evaluated. The number of urinary symptoms and follow-up visits significantly decreased after PTNS (p<0.05). The average quarterly medication cost decreased from $656.36±292.45 to $375.51±331.79 after PTNS (p=0.001). After PTNS, quarterly physician and nurse visit costs decreased from $81.73±70.39 to $25.89±54.40 and from $55.23±38.32 to $15.53±19.58, respectively (p<0.05). The quarterly total provider cost was similar before and after PTNS.

conclusionPTNS treatment significantly improved urinary symptoms of patients with refractory OAB and reduced the costs of medications and physician and nurse visits.

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costs and cost analysislower urinary tract symptoms office visits.overactivetibial nerveTranscutaneous electric nerve stimulationurinary bladder

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PMID29503256
PMCPMC5838781
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