Urinary incontinence - Wetting your pants and bed? involuntary leakage of urine
Definitions Urinary incontinence (UI): the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI): the complaint of involuntary leakage of urine on effort or exertion or sneezing or coughing. SUI can also be a sign, the observation of involuntary leakage of urine from the urethra that occurs synchronously with exertion, coughing, etc. A diagnosis of urodynamic SUI is made during filling cystometry when there is involuntary leakage of urine during a rise in abdominal pressure (induced by coughing), in the absence of a detrusor contraction. Urge urinary incontinence (UUI): the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine accompanied by or immediately preceded by urgency. Mixed urinary incontinence (MUI): a combination of SUI and UUI. Both UUI and MUI cannot be a sign as they both require a perception of urgency by the patient. 25% of women aged >20 years have UI of whom 50% have SUI, 10 to 20% pure UUI, and 30 to 40% MUI. UI i