Cost Effectiveness of Behavioral and Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Combined With Midurethral Sling Surgery vs Surgery Alone Among Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Results of the ESTEEM Randomized Trial

Urinary incontinence is prevalent among women, and it has a significant economic impact. Mixed urinary incontinence, with both stress and urgency urinary incontinence, has a greater adverse impact on quality of life and is more complex to treat compared to either stress or urgency urinary incontinence alone. Studies evaluating the cost-effectiveness of treating both the stress and urgency components simultaneously are lacking.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - July 6, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Heidi S. Harvie, Vivian W. Sung, Simon J. Neuwahl, Amanda A. Honeycutt, Isuzu Meyer, Christopher J. Chermansky, Shawn Menefee, Whitney K. Hendrickson, Gena C. Dunivan, Donna Mazloomdoost, Sarah J. Bass, Marie G. Gantz, NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network Tags: Original Research: Gynecology Source Type: research