[Urinary incontinence in patients with acute ictus].
This project won the "Ausonia" Incontinence First Prize among those projects submitted during 1999. This article analyzes the prevalence of urinary incontinence among patients diagnosed as suffering acute ictus after 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. The authors also investigate those factors associated with acute ictus incontinence, how incontinence influences a patient's evolution, and how incontinence affects the environment where recuperation occurs, at home or in an institution, while the patient is recovering. The results confirm that acute urinary incontinence is a forecasting factor, independent of the poor middle and long range functional prognosis, and that the potential prognosis is superior than the seriousness of the neurological deficit at the moment a patient enters a hospital.
Suñer Soler
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R
Vega Iñigo
R
R
García Garrido
L
L
García Gutiérrez
T
T
Mascort Toral
Z
Z
Segura Martín
T
T
Dávalos Errando
A
A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020127:Recovery of Function; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*