BookJean Jacques Wyndaele, Apichana Kovindha.
Summary: This book aims to provide a guide for urodynamic investigation in individuals who have suffered spinal cord injuries. It is universally acknowledged that this type of investigation is valuable and most international guidelines consider it mandatory in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction. The book offers an evidence based knowledge of applicability, clinical value, and limitation, and will give the reader strong diagnostic outcomes that will benefit patients suffering from spinal cord injuries. What is presented in this book is based on expert opinions acquired over decades of urodynamic testing that have taken place in different parts of the world.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Physiology and pathophysiology
3. Diagnosis of neurogenic LUT dysfunction after SCI
4. Techniques of UDT
5. Performing UDT
6. Data obtained from UDT
7. 40 cm H₂O
8. Training
9. When to perform UDT after SCI
10. When to repeat UDT
11. Complications of UDT
12. Indications to postpone UDT
13. Special UDT tests
14. Rules to get proper results of UDT
15. Value of UDT
16. Different types of intravesical pressure development
17. Urodynamic tracings with full medical files
18. Data sets
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