Urinary symptoms in women with faecal incontinence

Autor: Liliana Bordeianou, Emily Von Bargen, Youngwu Kim, Milena M. Weinstein, Lieba R. Savitt, Kaitlyn E. James, Marcus V. Ortega, Caroline M. Mitchell
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and IrelandREFERENCES. 23(8)
ISSN: 1463-1318
Popis: AIM Faecal incontinence (FI) is estimated to affect 8.9% of women in the United States, with a significant impact on quality of life. Our aim was to compare urinary symptoms in patients with and without FI with different degrees of severity. METHODS This prospective cohort of women presented for care at a pelvic floor disorder centre between May 2007 and January 2019. We excluded women with a history of bowel resection, prior history of pelvic organ prolapse surgery or existing prolapse symptoms reported by the patient during intake. The primary outcome was the presence of urinary symptoms in women with and without FI by validated questionnaires. A logistic regression model for association of urinary symptoms with FI was performed, adjusting for age, smoking, diabetes, prior hysterectomy and irritable bowel syndrome. RESULTS A total of 2932 met inclusion criteria, and of these 1404 (47.89%) reported FI. In the univariate analysis, patients with FI were more likely to have urgency urinary incontinence (P = 0.01) or mixed urinary incontinence (P
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