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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Management of female urinary incontinence: A survey of urogynaecologists’ view on the NICE guideline

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Abstract

We conducted a survey to obtain the opinions of urogynaecologists regarding the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or NICE 2013 urinary incontinence guideline and whether it would change their current practice. A closed format questionnaire was sent electronically to all members of the British Society of Urogynaecology or BSUG between January and March 2014. There were three major areas of disagreement. First, 70.2% of respondents disagreed that a multidisciplinary team review was necessary before invasive treatment for urinary incontinence. Second, 53.8% of respondents disagreed that preoperative urodynamic studies were not required in stress urinary incontinence diagnosed clinically. Third, 58.6% of respondents disagreed that oxybutynin, tolterodine and darifenacin should be used as first-line drug therapy for overactive bladder. The questionnaire demonstrates that there are significant concerns leading to more than a third of respondents not altering their current practice in line with the entire guideline.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no declarations of interest.

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