Dr. Syan on physician-patient discussions about implantable SNM for bladder/bowel dysfunction

Findings from the study showed a clinical response rate of 76.4% and 78.4% at 6- and 12-months following activation of the device among patients in the intent-to-treat population.

“This technique is feasible, it is very well tolerated, and there’s not much of a complication rate, so it appears to be very safe,” says Amy D. Dobberfuhl, MD, MS.

"Even the possibility of something really big and revolutionary can still be exciting even if we're in the early stages," says Colin Goudelocke, MD.

“We need to improve the fact that 75% of these patients are untreated [or] unmanaged and frustrated,” says Alexandra Rogers, MD.

In the intervention group, the HRQOL score changed by 23.9 points between baseline and week 13, from 18.4 to 29.5.

Tepidimonas was notably associated with more severe urinary incontinence episodes, suggesting a potential marker for identifying individuals at risk for more severe symptoms.