Critical Care


Study Shows Most Incontinence Treatments Deliver Meager Results
Researchers at Kleijnen Systematic Reviews, Sahlgrenska Academy, and other institutions conducted a review of studies to assess cure rates from treating urinary (UI) or fecal incontinence (FI) in adult patients, and how many remain dependent on containment strategies. To do so, Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), CINAHL, and PEDro were searched from January 2005 to June 2015. Supplementary searches included conference abstracts and trials registers. More...19 Apr 2017


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