Prolapse masks the urinary incontinence of effort in a 11% 22% of cases.

-El Dr. Manuel Fillol, of the Hospital of La Plana of Villarreal and a member of the Committee of experts of the Indas Institute, warns that it is important to discover the hidden IUE before performing surgery of prolapse and, thus, correct both pathologies in a same speech

– for his part, another Member of the Indas Institute, Dr. Salvador Arlandis, in the service of Urology of the Hospital Universitario La Fe of Valencia and one of the directors of the training programme, it highlights the importance of nurses for the resolution of this pathology that greatly affects the quality of life of patients

Spain, November 2011- retinal detachment or prolapse of pelvic organs (POP) masks a stress urinary incontinence 11-22% of cases ”aim Dr. Manuel Fillol, Chief of the service of obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Hospital of the flat of Villarreal (Castellón) and member of the Committee of experts of the Institute Indas, during his participation in the SINUG conferences, held from 7 to 9 November in Valencia.

When specialist does not correctly identify the hidden IUE after prolapse surgery, women no longer notice the package in their genitals, but can become incontinent ”, concrete Dr. Fillol.

From there the importance of discovering previously – and through a proper technique–if it exists or not this pathology. knowing this, the surgeon may correct in the same operation both the pelvic organ detachment and the IUE, and avoid well surprises after the surgery.

The ageing of the population makes the functional urology is acquiring a greater role and projection in recent years. This has led to a growing interest of health professionals by diseases related to urinary incontinence, urinary dysfunction, the pathology of the pelvic floor and reconstructive surgery, as well as a greater social demand for the resolution of this type of disorders that affect significantly the quality of life of people who suffer from ”Explains one of the directors of the program, Dr. Salvador Arlandis, medical assistant specialist of the unit NeuroUrología and urodynamic of the service of Urology at the Hospital Universitario La Fe of Valencia, Member of the Committee of experts of the Indas Institute.

The treatment of this pathology is multidisciplinary: urologists, gynecologists, proctólogos, rehabilitation, physiotherapists and nurses have a more or less prominent role in the comprehensive care of the patient.

This line has been the involvement of Dr. Arlandis who stresses that the nursing professional has acquired in recent years a role protagonist in the treatment of incontinence urinary, given the proximity and the close bond that is established with the patient and his family.

The growing development of the functional Urology as subspecialty, the development of nursing itself and users of health care demands increase makes necessary the creation of specific consultations of nursing in incontinence, and the objective of these courses is to train professionals specifically. “There is growing evidence of the improvement of the quality of care with the development of specific multidisciplinary units, in which the nursing plays a key role,” concludes Dr. Arlandis.

True to his philosophy of educating the health professional, the Indas Institute has been actively involved in promoting these days, which has brought commercial and scientific documentation specifically aimed at the professional nursing.

The Indas Institute is a pioneering initiative promoted in 2008 by Laboratorios Indas with the aim of joint initiatives aimed at the study, research, advocacy and social awareness. All this through active proposals for action aimed at prevention and improve the quality of life of incontinent persons, as well as their families and carers.