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ReviewNature reviews. Urology2019

Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring: state of the art and future directions.

Benjamin Abelson, Steve Majerus, Daniel Sun, Bradley C Gill, Eboo Versi, Margot S Damaser

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Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 57 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin AbelsonCleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Steve MajerusAdvanced Platform Technology Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Daniel SunCleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-3785
Bradley C GillCleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Eboo VersiDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Margot S DamaserCleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA. damasem@ccf.org.
Cleveland Clinic · USCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

Wireless Implantable Monitor for Improved NeuromodulationI01RX000443 · VA · LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAMASER, MARGOT S. · 2012 to 2015
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ORD VA F9261-LRRD VA I01 RX000443
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urodynamic studies are a key component of the clinical evaluation of lower urinary tract dysfunction and include filling cystometry, pressure-flow studies, uroflowmetry, urethral function tests and electromyography. However, pitfalls of traditional urodynamics include physical and emotional discomfort, artificial test conditions with catheters and rapid retrograde filling of the bladder, which result in variable diagnostic accuracy. Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring (AUM) uses physiological anterograde filling and, therefore, offers a longer and more physiologically relevant evaluation. However, AUM methods rely on traditional catheters and pressure transducers and do not measure volume continuously, which is required to provide context for pressure changes. Novel telemetric AUM (TAUM) methods that use wireless, catheter-free, battery-powered devices to monitor bladder pressure and volume while patients carry out their daily activities are currently being investigated. TAUM devices under current development are innovating in the areas of remote monitoring, rechargeable energy sources, device deployment and retrieval and materials engineering to provide increased diagnostic accuracy and improved comfort for patients with incontinence or voiding dysfunction. These devices hold promise for improving the diagnosis and management of patients with lower urinary tract disorders.

Indexed as

Monitoring, AmbulatoryUrodynamicsEquipment DesignForecastingHumansLower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Identifiers

PMID30936468
PMCPMC6946055
OpenAlexW2934996745

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