Annual evidence updates published in February

The aim of annual evidence updates (AEUs) is to highlight the best current evidence on a particular topic. The following topics will have updates published this month:

FEMALE URINARY INCONTINENCE 1st Feb
Latest evidence in the management of stress and urge urinary incontinence and overactive bladder. Specific topics include:

• sacral neuromodulation for urinary storage and voiding dysfunction
• pharmacotherapy for stress urinary incontinence
• the use of botulinum toxin in the management of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB)
• conservative management of stress urinary incontinence

http://www.library.nhs.uk/womenshealth/

MALE URINARY INCONTINENCE 1st Feb
This AEU updates the high-quality evidence and commentaries presented in early 2009 on:

• post-prostatectomy and urinary incontinence
• Botulinum Toxin A
• conservative management
• male and female quality of life studies
• stress urinary incontinence and surgery
• stress urinary incontinence and drug treatment
• urgency urinary incontinence and surgery
• urgency urinary incontinence and drug treatment

The update also presents the RCTs and lower level evidence published in 2009 on Botulinum Toxin A and male urinary incontinence.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/kidney/

TINNITUS 8th Feb
Research on tinnitus continues to proliferate and this evidence update will present a concise summary of the latest expert-reviewed primary and secondary research, combined with a list of current therapeutic uncertainties to prioritise future research. Sub-topics will include

• aetiology
• risk factors
• diagnosis
• treatment
• clinical tools
• patient experiences
• outcome assessment
• service delivery

http://www.library.nhs.uk/ent/

CHEST PAIN 22nd Feb
The 2010 Annual Evidence Update on Chest Pain seeks to identify key new systematic reviews and related documents published since the 2009 update and so identify the latest high quality evidence on this topic. The evidence will be accompanied by summaries from experts providing a commentary on the new evidence and whether this challenges current guidance/practice or identifies uncertainties in our knowledge on this topic.
http://www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/