LAUSR.org creates dashboard-style pages of related content for over 1.5 million academic articles. Sign Up to like articles & get recommendations!

Is a 50% improvement threshold adequate to justify progression from sacral neuromodulation testing to implant?

Photo by mykjohnson from unsplash

A ≥50% subjective improvement in urinary symptoms during sacral neuromodulation testing (SNM‐I) is currently used as the indication for progression to second‐stage implantation (SNM‐II). While most patients will have successful… Click to show full abstract

A ≥50% subjective improvement in urinary symptoms during sacral neuromodulation testing (SNM‐I) is currently used as the indication for progression to second‐stage implantation (SNM‐II). While most patients will have successful SNM‐I and proceed to SNM‐II, deterioration in efficacy over time has been reported. It remains unclear if the durability of efficacy is related to the initial symptom reduction. We sought to determine if the degree of improvement after SNM‐I is sufficient to predict long‐term success.

Keywords: improvement; neuromodulation testing; sacral neuromodulation; progression; improvement threshold

Journal Title: Neurourology and Urodynamics
Year Published: 2021

Link to full text (if available)


Share on Social Media:                               Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!

Related content

More Information              News              Social Media              Video              Recommended



                Click one of the above tabs to view related content.