Publication:

The distal urethral electrical conductance test: Standardisation of method and clinical reliability (1988)

Author(s): CJ Mayne, P Hilton

  • : The distal urethral electrical conductance test: Standardisation of method and clinical reliability

Abstract: Urethral electrical conductance was recorded throughout a standard exercise test in a group of 40 women with known urinary incontinence. Analysis of the results has shown it to be of little diagnostic value (sensitivity = 33%). It is, however, a sensitive means of detecting leakage (sensitivity = 97%), and a comparison of the total change in conductance during the exercise test with weighed perineal pads shows this parameter to be a reasonable index of the severity of leakage.

Notes: English

  • Short Title: The distal urethral electrical conductance test: Standardisation of method and clinical reliability
  • Journal: Neurourology & Urodynamics
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 3
  • Pages: 55-60
  • Publication type: Article
  • Bibliographic status: Published

    Keywords: *Electric Conductivity *Urethra *Urine Incontinence/di [Diagnosis] *Urine Incontinence/th [Therapy] *Urodynamics Adult Clinical Article Human Female

    Staff

    Paul Hilton
    Consultant Gynaecologist & Urogynaecologist (Honorary Senior Lecturer in Urogynaecology)