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Vol. 147. Issue 10.
Pages 455-460 (November 2016)
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Vol. 147. Issue 10.
Pages 455-460 (November 2016)
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Urinary tract dysfunction in older patients
La disfunción del tracto urinario inferior en el paciente mayor
Carlos Verdejoa,
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cverdejob@segg.es

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, Santiago Méndezb, Jesús Salinasc
a Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
b Servicio de Urología, Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain
c Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Table 1. Age-related functional changes of the lower urinary tract.
Table 2. Influence of drugs on urinary continence.
Table 3. Acronyms to recognize transient causes of UI.
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Abstract

Urinary tract dysfunction in older patients has a multifactorial aetiology and is not a uniform clinical condition. Changes due to physiological ageing as well as comorbidity and polypharmacy, can produce several dynamic conditions such as urinary incontinence and urinary retention. Lower urinary tract symptoms increase with age in both sexes and are a major problem in older patients due to their medical and psychosocial consequences. For these reasons, in assessing urinary dysfunction in older patients, we should consider external circumstances such as polypharmacy, poor mobility, affective and cognitive disorders and also accessibility to housing.

Keywords:
Urinary tract dysfunction
Ageing
Incontinence
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La disfunción del tracto urinario inferior en los mayores suele ser multifactorial. Los cambios en el aparato urinario derivados del envejecimiento, junto con la comorbilidad y la polifarmacia, pueden ocasionar alteraciones dinámicas. Los síntomas del tracto urinario inferior aumentan con la edad, siendo un problema por sus consecuencias médicas y psicosociales. Por ello, en la valoración de la disfunción urinaria de los mayores hay que considerar aspectos como la polifarmacia, la movilidad, las alteraciones afectivas y cognitivas, y la accesibilidad a la vivienda.

Palabras clave:
Disfunción tracto urinario
Envejecimiento
Incontinencia

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