4.3.1 Sintesi e raccomandazioni - Biblioteca Medica

Force of the Recommendations
Strong recommendation in favour of a particular procedure or
diagnostic test. It indicates a recommendation supported by good
quality scientific evidence, although it is not necessarily of type I or II.
It is doubtful if a procedure or intervention or a dignostic test should
always be recommended. In any case it is worthy being carefully
taken into account
It is uncertain whether the procedure or intervention should or should
not be recommended.
The procedure or the intervention is not recommended
Warning against using the procedure or intervention
A
B
C
D
E
Definition of BPH
BPH DISEASE
BPH is a disease characterized by the enlargement of the prostate, which causes lower
urinary tract symptoms that interfere with the quality of life of male subjects.
Definition of LUTS and ICS acronyms
The committee recommends the use of the terminology established for patients
affected by LUTS/BPH by the International Continence Society in 2002
A
Perception of symptoms
40
III, IV
III, IV
III, IV
LUTS are present in 40% of male subjects aged = or > 50 year
It has been demonstrated that LUTS are associated with worsening of
standardized indices of quality of life
On average less than 50% of symptomatic subjects consult a doctor