Geriatric incontinence

被引:46
作者
Resnick, NM
机构
[1] BROCKTON W ROXBURY VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, DIV UROL, BOSTON, MA USA
[2] HEBREW REHABIL CTR AGED, DIV UROL, BOSTON, MA 02131 USA
[3] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DIV AGING, DIV UROL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70293-7
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Regardless of age, mobility, mentation, or institutionalization, incontinence is never normal. By attenuating physiologic reserve, aging increases the Likelihood of becoming incontinent in the setting of additional physiologic, pharmacologic, or pathologic insults. Because many of these problems lie outside the urinary tract, so too must the diagnostic and therapeutic focus. Incontinence is treatable and often curable at all ages but the approach must differ significantly from that used in younger patients.
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