title: International Continence Society Good Urodynamic Practices and Terms 2016: Urodynamics, uroflowmetry, cystometry, and pressure-flow study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The working group initiated by the ICS Standardisation Steering Committee has updated the International Continence Society Standard "Good Urodynamic Practice" published in 2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  On the basis of the manuscript: "ICS standard to develop evidence-based standards," a new ICS Standard was developed in the period from December 2013 to December 2015. In July, a draft was posted on the ICS website for membership comments and discussed at the ICS 2015 annual meeting. The input of ICS membership was included in the final draft before ICS approval and subsequent peer review (for this journal).
  
  
  RESULTS
  This evidence-based ICS-GUP2016 has newly or more precisely defined more than 30 terms and provides standards for the practice, quality control, interpretation, and reporting of urodynamics; cystometry and pressure-flow analysis. Furthermore, the working group has included recommendations for pre-testing information and for patient information and preparation. On the basis of earlier ICS standardisations and updating according to available evidence, the practice of uroflowmetry, cystometry, and pressure-flow studies are further detailed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ICS-GUP2016 updates and adds on to ICS-GUP2002 to improve urodynamic testing and reporting both for individual care and scientific purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter F W M
authors.initials: PFWM
authors.lastname: Rosier
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Geriatrics), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lose
authors.affiliation: Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Howard B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guralnick
authors.affiliation: Peninsula Community Health, Cornwall, UK.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eustice
authors.affiliation: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.affiliation: Bristol Urological Institute, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Hashim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashim
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012952:Societies; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D014572:Urology / Q000592:standards*
keywords: clinical practice standard and quality; cystometry; incontinence; lower urinary tract dysfunction; pressure-flow study; urodynamic; uroflowmetry