Cochrane Review Group

Incontinence

42 systematic reviews in Incontinence ask 1,050 questions. 37.2% have no studies to answer them, 19% rest on very low certainty evidence and 16.4% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews

Questions

1,050

current versions

No studies

37.2%

Moderate or high

16.4%

No studies 391 · 37.2%Ungraded 82 · 7.8%Very low 199 · 19%Low 206 · 19.6%Moderate 150 · 14.3%High 22 · 2.1%

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.

Search questions in Incontinence

Thinnest evidence

All no studies and very low questions

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Transvaginal biological graft vs native tissue repair Bladder function · vaginal prolapse Transvaginal mesh or grafts or native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse (2024) · Cochrane	RR 12.64 [1.6, 100.06]	2 studies · 143 participants	Very low
Transvaginal biological graft vs native tissue repair Quality of life · vaginal prolapse Transvaginal mesh or grafts or native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	3 studies · 112 participants	Very low
Transvaginal permanent mesh vs native tissue repair Recurrent prolapse on examination (any compartment) · vaginal prolapse Transvaginal mesh or grafts or native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse (2024) · Cochrane	RR 0.42 [0.32, 0.55]	25 studies · 3680 participants	Very low
Transvaginal permanent mesh vs native tissue repair Quality of life · vaginal prolapse Transvaginal mesh or grafts or native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	9 studies · 1365 participants	Very low
Single‐incision slings vs autologous fascial slings Subjective cure or improvement of urinary incontinence: at 12 months · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Single‐incision slings vs retropubic minimally‐invasive slings Number of women with dyspareunia · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Single‐incision slings vs retropubic minimally‐invasive slings Quality of life: at 12 months · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Single‐incision slings vs retropubic minimally‐invasive slings Number of women requiring repeat continence surgery or mesh revision · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	RR 4.19 [0.31, 57.28]	2 studies · 182 participants	Very low
Single‐incision slings vs autologous fascial slings Patient‐reported pain: at more than 24 months · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Single‐incision slings vs autologous fascial slings Number of women with urinary retention · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Single‐incision slings vs autologous fascial slings Quality of life: at 12 months · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Single‐incision slings vs autologous fascial slings Number of women requiring repeat continence surgery · women with urinary incontinence Single‐incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women (2023) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies

Reviews 42

Electrical stimulation with non‐implanted electrodes for overactive bladder in adults

Stewart, F, Gameiro, LF, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016

Incontinence

Thinnest evidence

Reviews 42

Electrical stimulation with non‐implanted electrodes for overactive bladder in adults

Policies for replacing long‐term indwelling urinary catheters in adults

Interventions for preventing and treating incontinence‐associated dermatitis in adults

Surgery for complete (full‐thickness) rectal prolapse in adults

Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence

Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of urinary incontinence in adults

Urethral (indwelling or intermittent) or suprapubic routes for short‐term catheterisation in hospitalised adults

Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence

Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary incontinence in women

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

Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short‐term catheterisation in hospitalised adults

The role of alpha blockers prior to removal of urethral catheter for acute urinary retention in men

Surgery for stress urinary incontinence due to presumed sphincter deficiency after prostate surgery

Intermittent self‐dilatation for urethral stricture disease in males

Urodynamic studies for management of urinary incontinence in children and adults

Oestrogen therapy for urinary incontinence in post‐menopausal women

Types of indwelling urinary catheters for long‐term bladder drainage in adults