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ReviewDrugs & aging2018

Anticholinergics for Overactive Bladder in Frail and Medically Complex Older People: The Case For.

Adrian Wagg

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Review in Drugs & aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adrian WaggDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, 1-198, Clinical Sciences Building, 11350-83 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P4, Canada. adrian.wagg@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-530X
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common, troublesome condition affecting the lives of many older people. When pharmacotherapy is considered, antimuscarinics remain the mainstay for treatment. Bladder antimuscarinics are effective in the relief of symptoms for OAB and treatment leads to significant improvements in quality of life for those with the condition. However, many older people (> 65 years) with OAB are in later life (> 75 years) and a proportion of these will either be medically complex, with multiple comorbid conditions, or frail. This article discusses the evidence for OAB treatment in the frail or medically complex elderly, outlines where caution should be exercised, giving examples from the recent literature, and advocates for an active approach for this group, who are often left without any treatment.

Indexed as

Frail ElderlyAgedCholinergic AntagonistsHumansQuality of LifeUrinary Bladder, OveractiveCholinergic Antagonists

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PMID30097909
OpenAlexW2887215077

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