What Causes Overactive Bladder? 5 Risk Factors for OAB
What common risk factors for overactive bladder should concerned patients know about?
Diagnosis & Disease Information
SGLT2 Inhibitors Lower the Risk for Gout Flares
Investigators compared sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4is) in a propensity-score matched group of patients with gout and type 2 diabetes.
Hospitalization Risk Higher With Abiraterone vs Enzalutamide
Investigators report findings from one of the largest cohorts of patients treated with androgen receptor pathway inhibitors.
Vaginal Estrogen Eases Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Hypoestrogenic Women
Study findings support vaginal estrogen as prophylactic therapy for women with recurrent urinary tract infection.
Treatment Failure Down With Standard-Course Therapy in Pediatric UTI
Children receiving short-course therapy also had increased likelihood of asymptomatic bacteriuria or positive urine culture at follow-up
Lower UTI Dysfunction Often Not Thoroughly Evaluated in Neurogenic Bladder
Urodynamics used in 3.0% of pediatric patients with NGB; clean intermittent catheterization used in 9.3%.
Certain Factors Increase Risk for UTIs After Radical Hysterectomies
Findings show smoking and 7 or more days of catheter use independently increase risk
Guidelines and Training Can Reduce Bladder Irrigation-Associated CAUTIs
An oral presentation at ONS Congress 2023 described an initiative to create a guideline to standardize IBI to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in patients with urologic cancer.
Rates of Hyperkalemia, Other Adverse Events Increase as CKD Progresses
Adverse events rates have been rising over time among patients receiving dialysis, investigators reported.
Cranberry Products Are Effective for UTI Prevention
An updated systematic review of 50 studies supports the use of cranberry products in reducing the risk for urinary tract infections.
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