Reducing Urine Leakage After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy : Pelvic Floor Exercises, Magnetic Innervation or No Treatment? A Quasi-Experimental Study
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
Reducing Urine Leakage After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy : Pelvic Floor Exercises, Magnetic Innervation or No Treatment? A Quasi-Experimental Study / S. Terzoni, E. Montanari, C. Mora, C. Ricci, A. Destrebecq. - In: REHABILITATION NURSING. - ISSN 0278-4807. - 38:3(2013), pp. 153-160.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:
In Italy, nurses can use pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs) and extracorporeal magnetic innervation (ExMI) to treat urinary incontinence after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). The efficacy of these treatments remains unclear. Purpose: To compare PFMEs, ExMI, in the management of post-RRP urinary incontinence. Methodology: This study compared PFMEs versus no treatment in reducing bladder continence difficulties, and PFMEs versus ExMI in reducing urine leakage. A total of 87 patients were treated with PFMEs, 23 with ExMI; 22 refused rehabilitation (control group).
FINDINGS:
Three months after RRP, both interventions reduced the International Prostate Symptom Score, when compared to control group. After 6 months, no significant differences between the treatments were found (p = .8346). After a complete ExMI treatment (6 weeks), 63.88% lost less than 10 grams of urine per day (32.73% in the PFMEs group, p < .0001).
CONCLUSIONS:
PFMEs are useful up to the 3rd month after surgery; ExMI reduces leakages faster than PFMEs.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
bladder; quantitative research; rehabilitation
Elenco autori:
S. Terzoni, E. Montanari, C. Mora, C. Ricci, A. Destrebecq
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