title: Good urodynamic practices: uroflowmetry, filling cystometry, and pressure-flow studies.
abstract: This is the first report of the International Continence Society (ICS) on the development of comprehensive guidelines for Good Urodynamic Practice for the measurement, quality control, and documentation of urodynamic investigations in both clinical and research environments. This report focuses on the most common urodynamics examinations; uroflowmetry, pressure recording during filling cystometry, and combined pressure-flow studies. The basic aspects of good urodynamic practice are discussed and a strategy for urodynamic measurement, equipment set-up and configuration, signal testing, plausibility controls, pattern recognition, and artifact correction are proposed. The problems of data analysis are mentioned only when they are relevant in the judgment of data quality. In general, recommendations are made for one specific technique. This does not imply that this technique is the only one possible. Rather, it means that this technique is well-established, and gives good results when used with the suggested standards of good urodynamic practice.
authors.affiliation: International Continence Society Office, Southme Hospital, Bristol, BSIO 5NB, United Kingdom. Vicky@icsoffice.org
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mattiasson
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pesce
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spangberg
authors.forename: Arthur M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: Norman R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Zinner
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Kerrebroeck
mesh_terms: D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics