Cochrane · systematic review · CD011179

Invasive urodynamic studies for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with voiding dysfunction

Clement, KD, Burden, H, Warren, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

IncontinenceAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 5 · 71.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Invasive urodynamic studies for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with voiding dysfunction

Population: patients with lower urinary tract symptoms

7 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Number treated with surgery	RR 0.87 [0.83, 0.92]	1 study · 339 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Number whose treatment was changed after assessment with or without urodynamics	RR 39.41 [2.42, 642.74]	1 study · 339 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Number of men with continuing symptoms of voiding dysfunction after treatment following assessment with and without urodynamic studies ‐ not reported	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Incidence of urinary tract infection ‐ not reported	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Subjective participant satisfaction with treatment at 3 months after treatment ‐ not reported	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Need for repeat or alternative treatment within 1 year ‐ not reported	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Health outcome measures such as quality‐adjusted life‐years ‐ not reported	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies