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What is the impact of fecal incontinence on quality of life?
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2001 · Vol. 44(1) · pp. 67–71
Joost Rothbarth✉(Leiden University Medical Center)Willem A. Bemelman(Leiden University Medical Center)W. J. H. J. Meijerink(Leiden University Medical Center)Anne M. Stiggelbout(Leiden University Medical Center)Aeilko H. Zwinderman(Leiden University Medical Center)M.E. Buyze-Westerweel(Leiden University Medical Center)J B V M Delemarre(Leiden University Medical Center)
Abstract
A Wexner score of 9 or higher indicates a significant impairment of quality of life and can therefore be used in decision making.
Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsAnorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesPelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicineFecal incontinenceQuality of life (healthcare)Index (typography)Surgery
MeSH terms
AdultAgedAnal CanalFecal IncontinenceFemaleHealth SurveysHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRegression AnalysisSeverity of Illness IndexOutcome Assessment, Health Care
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