Is the use of parasympathomimetics for treating an underactive urinary bladder evidence-based?

BJU International

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 749-752

  Barendrecht, Maurits M ^a   Oelke, Matthias ^a   Laguna, Maria P ^a   Michel, Martin C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute urinary retention; Bethanechol; Bladder underactivity; Muscarinic

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; BETHANECHOL; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DISTIGMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; URAPIDIL;

CASE STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CYSTITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTONIC BLADDER; MEDLINE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL URINE; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE RETENTION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 33947314653     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06742.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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