Jesus Salinas1, Miguel Virseda2, Santiago Méndez3, Pablo Menéndez4, Manuel Esteban2, Jesus Moreno5. 1. Urology Department, San Carlos Clinico Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. jsalinascasado@yahoo.es. 2. Urology Department, Paraplegics National Hospital, Toledo, Spain. 3. Urology Department, Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain. 4. General Surgery Department, Gutierrez Ortega Hospital, Ciudad Real, Spain. 5. Urology Department, San Carlos Clinico Hospital, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Recurrent urinary tract infections are a common condition in women. The aim of this study is the evaluation of lower urinary tract dysfunctions that are risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infections in women. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study in 49 women with recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) and 49 control women without rUTIs, comparing the urinary symptoms and urodynamic data of both groups. RESULTS: The main significant differences between these groups were age (the women were older in the control group) and the value of abdominal pressure during voiding cystometry (this was higher in the group with rUTIs). After controlling age as a confounding factor, it was confirmed that the value of maximum abdominal pressure during voiding was the only factor to facilitate the rUTIs and the ideal cut-off was 28 cm H(2)O. CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal strength in the voiding phase constitutes a risk factor for recurrent urinary tract infections in women.
INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Recurrent urinary tract infections are a common condition in women. The aim of this study is the evaluation of lower urinary tract dysfunctions that are risk factors for recurrent urinary tract infections in women. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study in 49 women with recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs) and 49 control women without rUTIs, comparing the urinary symptoms and urodynamic data of both groups. RESULTS: The main significant differences between these groups were age (the women were older in the control group) and the value of abdominal pressure during voiding cystometry (this was higher in the group with rUTIs). After controlling age as a confounding factor, it was confirmed that the value of maximum abdominal pressure during voiding was the only factor to facilitate the rUTIs and the ideal cut-off was 28 cm H(2)O. CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal strength in the voiding phase constitutes a risk factor for recurrent urinary tract infections in women.
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