- Eric Chung1
- Dominic Lee2
- Johan Gani3
- Michael Gillman4
- Christopher Maher5
- Janelle Brennan6
- Lydia Johns Putra7,8
- Laura Ahmad9
- Lewis LW Chan10
- 1 Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
- 2 St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW
- 3 Austin and Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, VIC
- 4 Pelvic Medicine Centre, St Andrews War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
- 5 Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
- 6 Bendigo Health, Bendigo, VIC
- 7 Ballarat Urology, Ballarat, VIC
- 8 Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, VIC
- 9 Aged Health Network, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, Sydney, NSW
- 10 Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Correspondence: ericchg@hotmail.com
Competing interests:
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Summary
Introduction: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a highly prevalent medical condition that has an adverse impact on various health-related quality-of-life domains, including a significant psychosocial and financial burden. This position statement, formulated by members of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand and the UroGynaecological Society of Australasia, summarises the current recommendations for clinical diagnosis and treatment strategies in patients with non-neurogenic OAB, and guides clinicians in the decision-making process for managing the condition using evidence-based medicine.
Main recommendations:
Changes in management as a result of this statement: