Ces Urol 2012, 16(3):141-145 | DOI: 10.48095/cccu2012025
The role of pad tests in evaluation of urinary incontinence
- 1 Urologické oddělení FN, Ostrava-Poruba
- 2 Katedra chirurgických oborů LF OU, Ostrava
- 3 Division of Urology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
- 4 Urologické oddělení, Thomayerova nemocnice, Praha
Pad testing is a noninvasive and easy to perform method used to detect and quantify urine leakage. A short term pad test is generally used to identify the presence or absence of leakage. A long term pad test is used to quantify urinary leakage. The one-hour pad test is the only version that has been standardized. Despite this lack of standardization, pad tests are considered to be an importanL primary diagnostic tool, as well as a method for evaluation of treatment efficacy in both the urological practice and clinical research.
Keywords: pad weight test, urinary incontinence, urodynamic assessment
Received: May 23, 2012; Accepted: September 4, 2012; Published: June 1, 2012
References
- Abrams P, Andersson KE, Birder L et al. Fourth International Consultation on Incontinence Recommendations of the International Scientific Committee: Evaluation and treatment of urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and fecal incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn 2010; 29: 213-240.
Go to original source... 
Go to PubMed... - James ED, Flack FC, Caldwell KP et al. Continuous measurement of urine loss and frequency in incontinent patients. Preliminary report. Br J Urol 1971; 43(2): 233-237. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Sutherst J, Brown M, Shawer M. Assessing the severity of urinary incontinence in women by weighing perineal pads. Lancet 1981; 1(8230): 1128-1130. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Abrams P, Blaivas JG, Stanton SL, et al. The standardisation of terminology of lower urinary tract function. The International Continence Society Committee on Standardisation on Terminology. Scand J Urol Nephrol 1988; 114(Suppl): 5-19. Go to original source...
- Smither AR, Guralnick ML, Davis NB, et al. Quantifying the natural history of post-radical prostatectomy incontinence using objective pad test data. BMC Urol 2007; 7: 2. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Foster RT, Anoia EJ, Webster GD, et al. In patients undergoing neuromodulation for intractable urge incontinence a reduction in 24-hr pad weight after the initial test stimulation best predicts long-term patient satisfaction. Neurourol Urodyn 2007; 26: 213-217. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Lose G, Rosenkilde P, Gammelgaard J, et al. Pad-weighing test performed with standardized bladder volume. Urology 1988; 32(1): 78-80. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Wall LL, Wang K, Robson I, et al. Pyridium pad test for diagnosing urinary incontinence. A comparative study of asymptomatic and incontinent women. J Reprod Med. 1990; 35(7): 682-684.
- Tennstedt S. Design of the Stress Incontinence Surgical Treatment Efficacy Trial (SISTEr). Urology 2005; 66: 1213-1217. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Wu WY, Sheu BC, Lin HH. Comparison of 20-minute pad test versus 1-hour pad test in women with stress urinary incontinence. Urology 2006; 68: 764-768. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Costantini E, Lazzeri M, Bini V, et al. Sensitivity and specificity of one-hour pad test as a predictive value for female urinary incontinence. Urol Int 2008; 81: 153-159. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Simons AM, Yoong WC, Buckland S, et al. Inadequate repeatability of the one-hour pad test: the need for a new incontinence outcome measure. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2001; 108: 315-319. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Versi E, Orrego G, Hardy E, et al. Evaluation of the home pad test in the investigation of female urinary incontinence. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1996; 103: 162-167. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Victor A, Larsson G, Asbrink AS. A simple patient-administered test for objective quantitation of the symptom of urinary incontinence. Scand J Urol Nephrol 1987; 21(4): 277-279. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Abdel-fattah M, Barrington JW, Youssef M. The standard 1-hour pad test: does it have any value in clinical practice? Eur Urol 2004; 46(3): 377-380. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Franco AV, Lee F, Fynes MM. Is there an alternative to pad tests? Correlation of subjective variables of severity of urinary loss to the 1-h pad test in women with stress urinary incontinence. BJU Int 2008; 102(5): 586-590. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Ryhammer AM, Laurberg S, Djurhuus JC, et al. No relationship between subjective assessment of urinary incontinence and pad test weight gain in a random population sample of menopausal women. J Urol 1998; 159(3): 800-803. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Karantanis E, Fynes M, Moore KH, et al. Comparison of the ICIQ-SF and 24-hour pad test with other measures for evaluating the severity of urodynamic stress incontinence. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2004; 15(2): 111-116. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Paick JS, Ku JH, Shin JW, et al. Significance of pad test loss for the evaluation of women with urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn 2005; 24: 39-43. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Matharu GS, Assassa RP, Williams KS, et al. Objective assessment of urinary incontinence in women: comparison of the one-hour and 24-hour pad tests. Eur Urol 2004; 45(2): 208-212. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Karantanis E, O´Sullivan R, Moore KH. The 24-hour pad test in continent women and men: normal values and cyclical alterations. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 2003; 110: 567-571. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...