Bookedited by Ranee Thakar, Philip Toozs-Hobson, Lucia Dolan.
Summary: "Patient-centred questionnaires and patient reported outcome (PRO) measures are terms that are used interchangeably to reflect an instrument that provides evaluation of the lived experience of symptoms from the patients' perspective. PRO use has grown significantly in number and use in the past ten to fifteen years, recognising the importance of placing patients at the centre of their care [1)]. It is recognised that only those individuals experiencing symptoms can report on the more subjective elements (2). This is particularly important in the case of urodynamics, which is a clinical test. PROs provide a method of measuring subjective phenomena in an objective way and provide context to the data provided by clinical measurements. PROs can be used to record the presence and severity of symptoms and also to measure their impact, in particular on quality of life. This is useful when interpreting patients' priorities for treatment and understanding the most bothersome aspect of their symptoms"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Pre-test assessment of urodynamic function, using patient-centred questionnaires / Nikki Cotterill
The assessment of women with lower urinary tract dysfunction, using bladder diaries / Prathiba De Silva & Matthew Parsons
The assessment of women with urinary incontinence, using pad testing / Emmanuel Karantanis
Setting-up urodynamic equipment / Lucy Swithinbank & Louise Webster
Urodynamic flow-rate testing / Laura Thomas, Marcus Drake & Ahmed Shaban
The cystometrogram / Angie Rantell
Videocystourethrography / Sushma Srikrishna, Smita Rajshekhar
Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring / Kate Anders & Kal Perkins
Urodynamic artefacts / Reeba Oliver & Ranee Thakar
The assessment of urethral function : supplementary investigations / Mark Slack & Rob Sherwin
Urodynamics in the neurological patient / Laura Thomas & Chris Harding
Urodynamics terminology / Paul Abrams.