2023
The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials
Getaneh F, Ringel N, Kolm P, Iglesia C, Dieter A. The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials. International Urogynecology Journal 2023, 34: 2809-2816. PMID: 37750917, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-023-05654-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed urinary incontinenceStress urinary incontinencePostoperative weight changeMidurethral slingUrinary incontinenceSUI curePrimary outcomeUUI episodesWeight changeBody weightHigher baseline body mass indexTreatment of SUISecondary analysisBaseline body mass indexWeight gainWeight lossSUI cure ratesMulticenter Randomized TrialImpact of obesityBody mass indexHigh smoking ratesMethodsThis secondary analysisGreater improvementMUS placementPerioperative variables
2021
Anticholinergic prescribing pattern changes of urogynecology providers in response to evidence of potential dementia risk
Menhaji K, Cardenas-Trowers OO, Chang OH, Hall EF, Ringel NE, Falk KN. Anticholinergic prescribing pattern changes of urogynecology providers in response to evidence of potential dementia risk. International Urogynecology Journal 2021, 32: 2819-2826. PMID: 33683426, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-021-04736-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticholinergic medicationsOveractive bladder syndrome treatmentMajority of respondentsDevelopment of dementiaRisk of dementiaPrior authorization processPrimary outcomePrescribing practicesResultsA totalSyndrome treatmentDementia riskPractice patternsInsurance barriersInsurance restrictionsMedicationsTreatment planWeb-based surveyImpact of insuranceDementiaRecent literatureAnticholinergicsAgonistsRiskDescriptive statisticsTreatment