Executive summary: The International Consultation on Incontinence 2008--Committee on: "Dynamic Testing"; for urinary incontinence and for fecal incontinence. Part 1: Innovations in urodynamic techniques and urodynamic testing for signs and symptoms of urinary incontinence in female patients.
OBJECTIVE
The members of The International Consultation on Incontinence 2008 (Paris) Committee on Dynamic Testing' provide an executive summary of the chapter 'Dynamic Testing' that discusses (urodynamic) testing methods for patients with signs and or symptoms of urinary incontinence. Testing of patients with signs and or symptoms of faecal incontinence is also discussed.


METHODS
Evidence based and consensus committee report.


RESULTS
The chapter 'Dynamic Testing' is a continuation of previous Consultation-reports added with a new systematic literature search and expert discussion. Conclusions, based on the published evidence and recommendations, based on the integration of evidence with expert experience and discussion are provided separately, for transparency.


CONCLUSIONS
This first part of a series of three articles summarizes the committees recommendations about the innovations in urodynamic study techniques 'in general', about the test characteristics and normal values of urodynamic studies as well as the assessment of female with signs and or symptoms of incontinence and includes only the most recent and relevant literature references.
Rosier
Peter F W M
PF
University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. p.f.w.m.rosier@umcutrecht.nl
Gajewski
Jerzy B
JB
Sand
Peter K
PK
Szabó
László
L
Capewell
Ann
A
Hosker
Gordon L
GL
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009938:Organizations; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics; D014572:Urology / Q000592:standards*; D016387:Women's Health