Avtor/Urednik		Kralj, B
Naslov		Treatment of urethral and detrusor instability with functional electrical stimulation
Tip		članek
Vir		In: 4th Vienna international workshop on functional electrostimulation: basics, technology, clinical application: proceedings. Baden/Vienna: University of Vienna, Department of biomedical engineering and physics,
Leto izdaje		1992
Obseg		str. 180-3
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor muscles in the form of acute maximal functional electrical stimulation (AMFES) is a very efficient method for treating micturition disturbances caused by detrusor or urethral instability. AMFES is applied on the pelvic floor muscles with either vaginal or rectal electrode 20 minutes daily for 5 consecutive days. The intensity of the applied current should be 65 mA or more with a vaginal application, and 40 mA with a rectal one. By using this method 86.4 percent of patients treated for urge incontinence were either completely sured or had esentially improved signs of urge incontinence or urgency. 79.5 percent of patients treated with AMFES for micturition disturbances due to urethral instability were completely cured or improved. The method not having negative side effects is especially applicable in the treatment of elderly patients with micturation disturbances due to detrusor or urethral instability. Recurrency of micturation disturbances, found in 23 percent of patients, is efficiently treated with repeated AMFES application.
Deskriptorji		TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION URINARY INCONTINENCE URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS PELVIS MUSCLES