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Prospective comparison of faecal incontinence grading systems
Gut · 1999 · Vol. 44(1) · pp. 77–80
C. J. Vaizey(North Middlesex Hospital)E. Carapeti(Northwick Park Hospital)Joseph A. Cahill(North Middlesex Hospital)Michael A. Kamm✉(North Middlesex Hospital)
Abstract
Existing scales for the assessment of faecal incontinence correlate well with careful clinical impression of severity, and serve as useful and reproducible measures for comparison of patients and treatments. A newly devised scale has shown high clinical validity and utility.
Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsAnorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesDiverticular Disease and ComplicationsMedicineAntidiarrhoealProspective cohort studyDefecationFecal incontinencePhysical therapyInternal medicineSurgery
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AdultAgedAntidiarrhealsFecal IncontinenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexReproducibility of ResultsTreatment Outcome
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